May 22

• State Urged to Enforce Tobacco Act

  The Star

  Players in the Tobacco Industry have asked government to ensure there are proper smoking zones in the country saying the current ones do not meet specified requirements. Read more »

• Floods Wreak Havoc in Kenya

  EA Business

  Raging floods in Kenya as a result of heavy rains pounding most parts of the country have left a trail of destruction death and displacement in their wake. Read more »

• EAC Ponders Joint Oil Pool

  EA Business

  A suggestion has been made to pool regional natural resources to catapult the East African Community into the league of industrialised countries by 2063. Read more »

• Dar Port Woes Cost Over Sh4.2 Trillion

  Daily News

  BUREAUCRACY and inefficiency at Dar es Salaam Port is costing the country and six landlocked countries some 2.6 billion US dollars (over 4.2tri/-), a World Bank report has... Read more »

• County ICT Infrastructure Tops Matiang'i Agenda

  Capital FM

  The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology will work with county governments to develop key infrastructure in counties to enhance growth of ICT in the country. Read more »

• Masinga Dam Should Profit Residents, Says Muthama

  The Star

  Machakos senator Johnson Muthama has said Machakos county should retain at least 30 per cent of the proceeds generated from the Masinga dam power generation facility. Muthama said... Read more »

• Ebonyi 'Ll Soon Overtake Other South East States - Sen Ogbuoji [interview]

  Vanguard

  Senator Sonni Ogbuoji representing Ebonyi South senatorial district in the Senate in this interview bares his mind on the imperative of the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill,... Read more »

• Kampala Northern By-Pass Extension Delayed

  EA Business

  Expansion of the Kampala Northern By-pass into a dual carriageway, which was supposed to have started in April, has now been pushed to early next year. Read more »

May 21

• Seizing Opportunities, Delivering Products As African Markets Expand - P&G [interview]

  allAfrica

  Last year, the United States announced a new strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa that emphasizes increased trade and investment, including intra-African trade. Officials acknowledge... Read more »

• DRC-South Africa Pact Paves Way for Mega Hydro-Electric Plant

  SA Info

  With South Africa confirmed as a key partner, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced October 2015 as the launch date for construction of the first phase of what could... Read more »

• Construction of Ethio-Kenyan Electric Highway to Commence

  Addis Fortune

  The construction of the Ethiopia - Kenya interconnector high-voltage electric highway line will start in September 2013. The project has secured financing from the World Bank (WB)... Read more »

• Invest in Productive Sectors to Reduce Trade Deficit - Experts

  New Times

  More investment in the productive sectors of the economy and increased consumer expenditure could play a big role in reducing the trade imbalance Rwanda experiences, Mohamed... Read more »

• Work Now Starts At Permanent Site of Volta Varsity

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  Chinese contractors have started work on the permanent site for the University of Health and Allied Sciences at Sokode near Ho. Read more »

• U.S. Embassy Dedicates U.S.$8,955 Projects

  NEWS

  The United States Embassy in Liberia has dedicated four hand pumps and a toilet in four communities in Kakata, Margibi County, under the Ambassador's Special Self -Help Fund. Read more »

• Inadequate Funds Fail Railways Sector

  Daily News

  INSUFFICIENT funds to support railways sector is to blame for the disconnection of the bulk means of transport between countries in East Africa, it has been revealed. Read more »

• South Sudan Constructing Roads

  ERTA

  South Sudan has prioritized the construction of several roads and bridges in the country in the wake of increasing trade talks with its neighbouring countries. This is according to... Read more »

• Nairobi Conference On Investment in Somalia to Start Mid-June

  Sabahi

  A conference to address oil and gas prospecting, investment, security, and infrastructure in Somalia will take place in Nairobi on June 17th, Kenya's Daily Nation reported Sunday... Read more »

• BBC Reports Ethiopia Has One of World's Fastest Growth Rates

  ERTA

  Once known for its famines and dependency on foreign aid, Ethiopia now has one of the world's fastest growth rates. This is a report by the BBC in connection to the 50th African... Read more »

• Kenyan Nominated to Lead UN Trade Agency

  Sabahi

  United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Thursday (May 16th) nominated former Kenyan Minister of Trade and Industry Mukhisa Kituyi to lead the United Nations Conference on Trade... Read more »

• South State Braces Br1.2 Billion Investment Projects

  ERTA

  South Ethiopia State braces itself for 1.3 billion Br investment projects over the last three quarters. The projects are owned by 136 investors. This is what the regional Trade,... Read more »

• Lamu Road Set for Tarmacking

  The Star

  The Garsen Lamu road will be tarmacked from the end of this year to boost the infrastructure of Lamu county the governor has said. Read more »

• 'Texmed Tunisia 2013' Next October 2-4

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  President of the National Textile Federation (FENATEX) Belhassen Gherab threw light, on Monday, on the 14th edition of the Euro-Mediterranean Textile and Clothing Fair "Texmed... Read more »

• Omakange Road Benefits the Region

  New Era

  Upgrading the road between Ruacana and Omakange, from gravel to bitumen standard would go a long way because the road will link the western part of Namibia to the northern parts of... Read more »

• Scaling-Up Policies Realise Sustainable Growth Only If Peculiarities Are Accounted for

  Addis Fortune

  There is little similarity, in terms of personality, that one could find between officials of the ruling EPRDF - a political party that had been at the driving seat of policymaking... Read more »

• Horrible Link Road - Ajegunle, On Verge of Isolation

  Vanguard

  AJEGUNLE, popularly known as the ghetto city is located in the Ajeromi/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State. It has a dense population of about 555,000 people and 335... Read more »