ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia–The 2nd edition of agrofood and plastprintpack Ethiopia 2018 has scored with an outstanding participation of international market leaders. Taking place from 3rd to 5th May 2018, at the Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa, more than 60 exhibitors from 17 countries present their innovations at Ethiopia's 2nd International Trade Show on Agriculture, Food, […]
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ISTANBUL, Turkey—African Union member states and the government of Turkey are holding the Second Turkey-Africa Ministerial Review Conference taking place Monday 12 February 2018 in İstanbul. The object of the conference is to review the preparations for the Third Turkey-Africa Cooperation Summit which will take place in Istanbul, Turkey in 2019 as well as review […]
NAIROBI, Kenya—The Kenyan Cabinet today approved the Africa Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA) treaty for ratification. In a press, President Uhuru Kenyatta said the Bill for ratifying the treaty, which was signed in Kigali, Rwanda, by 44 African nations, will be presented to Parliament within the next few days following its approval by Cabinet in […]
MOMBASA, Kenya–The world's largest container shipping company Maersk on Friday engaged the services of a full block freight train to ferry cargo from the Port of Mombasa via the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Nairobi. In a move billed as a game changer and a major boost for the […]
Arusha, TANZANIA -The East African Community (EAC) has issued regulations to improve the EAC Standardization, Quality Assurance, Metrology and Testing Act (SQMT) of 2006. SQMT regulations are geared towards facilitating regional trade, the Secretariat announced through a press release. The regulations were approved by the Council of Ministers in November 2013 and are issued in […]
KAMPALA, Uganda–President Yoweri Museveni and his visiting Tanzanian counterpart, President John Joseph Pombe Magufuli have discussed areas of cooperation between their two countries at a meeting held at State House, Entebbe. Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Sam Kuteesa, his Tanzanian counterpart, Mr. Augustine Mahiga and Uganda’s Minister of Public Service, Mr. Muruli Mukasa, attended […]
KIGALI, Rwanda- The presidential panel that opened Day 2 of the 2018 Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Global Gathering in Kigali lifted the level of debate at the conference a notch higher as policymakers and scientists grappled with the practical implications of creating knowledge-led societies. President's Macky Sall of Senegal and Paul Kagame of hosts Rwanda […]
Bujumbura, Burundi–Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), a world-leading technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water, is working with REGIDESO (Régie De Production et Distribution d’Eau et d’Electricité) for the Republic of Burundi in Africa. The utility will use Itron’s residential and commercial & industrial (C&I) water metering automation solutions, as […]
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania–FINCA Micro-Finance Bank , a leading financial institution in Tanzania has marked its 20 years of serving and creating impact in Tanzania. The bank was established in 1998 as a microfinance institution providing loans to SMEs and entrepreneurs and has now evolved into a full-fledged bank that offers innovative products and services. […]
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia–The 2nd edition of agrofood and plastprintpack Ethiopia 2018 has scored with an outstanding participation of international market leaders. Taking place from 3rd to 5th May 2018, at the Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa, more than 60 exhibitors from 17 countries present their innovations at Ethiopia's 2nd International Trade Show on Agriculture, Food, […]