May 16
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Lamu Port Seen Succeeding Mombasa
The Star
Lamu could eventually replace Mombasa as the most important port in the region, pan-African lender Ecobank said on Monday. Read more »
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Kagera Earns Sh12.24 Billion From Coffee Exports
Daily News
COFFEE exports by the Kagera Cooperative Union (KCU) during the 2012/2013 fiscal year, fetched 12.24bn/-, the Union's chairman, Mr John Binunshu, has disclosed. Read more »
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Unity State Traders Call for Reopening of Border Between Two Sudans
Sudan Tribune
Sudanese traders in South Sudan's Unity state have called on authorities in both countries - that split nearly two years ago - to fully implement agreements to open various border... Read more »
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50 Per Cent of Budget Goes to Growth Plan
New Times
Government will spend 50 per cent of the planned Rwf1.6 trillion in the 2013/2014 fiscal year on strengthening drivers of economic transformation set out in the second Economic... Read more »
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Investigating Poverty Issues in the Supply Chain of Major UK Supermarkets [press release]
Oxfam
A new report, Exploring the Links Between International Business and Poverty Reduction: Bouquets and Beans from Kenya, has been released by Oxfam and International Procurement and... Read more »
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Trade Has Helped Change Global View of Africa, Official Says
State Department
The world has a new image of Africa as a continent of progress and promise, and trade lies at the heart of its economic resurgence, a senior State Department official told global... Read more »
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Minister of Trade Affirms Keenness to Push Ahead Cooperation in Trade With South Sudan
SNA
The Minister of Trade, Osman Omer Al-Sharif, has affirmed the keenness of his ministry to push ahead and organize the trade work with the Republic of South Sudan. Read more »
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COSATU
COSATU believes That the Constitution of the Country and the Labour Laws Allow for More One Union to Co-Exist in the Every Work Place and the Workers Have the Right to Choose Which... Read more »
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SACCI
Trade conditions improved faster than anticipated in April 2013 to a level last measured in March 2012. This strong increase is partly explained by the long weekend shifting to... Read more »
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Kenyatta, Ssekandi Hail Rotary for Fostering Development in the Region [opinion]
New Vision
Over the weekend, Rotarians from Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa thronged Kenya's eastern Seaport Municipality of Mombasa to attend the 88th Special Rotary District... Read more »
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4th International Roundtable On China-Africa Health Cooperation [press release]
Global Health Strategies
1. On 6-7 May 2013 the 4th International Roundtable on China-Africa Health Cooperation was held in Gaborone, Botswana to explore new opportunities to strengthen an innovative... Read more »
May 15
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Why South Africa Must End Trade With Illegal Israeli Settlements
GroundUp
South Africa ruffled political feathers in April this year, after it made it unlawful for Israeli settlement products sold locally to be labelled as "made in Israel". All products... Read more »
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New Times
China has announced a Rwf5 billion grant towards bamboo cultivation, processing and utilisation in Rwanda. Read more »
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Shilling Falls but Support Seen From Tea Inflows
The Star
The shilling fell slightly yesterday, but traders said they expected renewed support for the currency on the back of dollar inflows from the tea sector and strong foreign demand... Read more »
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Africa May Not Reap Much From Its Riches, Report Finds
The Star
Africa's commodity boom of the 1970s is singularly remarkable because it failed to deliver economic and social transformation. In a majority of resource rich countries, a tight... Read more »
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South Africa Needs to Have a Balanced Trade [press release]
SA Govt
The Director-General of Trade and Industry (the dti), Mr Lionel October says South Africa should be looking to have a balanced trade. He was speaking at the pre-Tokyo International... Read more »
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Minister Calls for More Trade With Cuba
Times of Zambia
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Effron Lungu has called for increased trade between Zambia and Cuba. Read more »
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Chinese President Meets Mozambican President
Focac
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met with his Mozambican counterpart Armando Guebuza, hailing the African country as an all-weather friend. Read more »
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FG Frowns At Poor Export of Traditional Food to Europe
Daily Trust
The federal government has expressed determination to address the challenges of exporting traditional food produce to the European Union and United Kingdom. Read more »
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Trader Sentenced to Three Years for Peddling "Wee"
Ghanaian Chronicle
An Accra circuit court has sentenced a trader, Ussif Wahidu, to three years imprisonment for possessing Indian hemp, also known as "Wee", at the Kaneshie-Dansoman lorry station. Read more »
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Seme Customs Command Generates N446 Million Revenue in April
Premium Times
The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it generated N446.6 million in April. The command spokesman, Ernest Olottah, said on Tuesday in Badagry that the revenue was... Read more »
May 14
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Efficient Port Is Key to Kenya's Growth - World Bank Economist
The Star
Poor operations at the port of Mombasa remains one of the main hurdles to Kenya's growth, the World Bank's lead economist in the region, Wolfgang Fengler has said. Read more »
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South Sudan's President to Visit Sudan Oil Exportation Launch
Focac
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit will visit Sudan on Wednesday to launch the exportation of his country's oil from Port-Sudan, Khartoum's Almeghar Al-Siasi daily... Read more »
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Kenya Must Diversify Exports - WB Expert
Capital FM
The new government has been challenged to come up with numerous strategies to increase the country's export competitiveness. Outgoing World Bank's Lead Economist Wolfgang Fengler... Read more »
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President Salva Kirr Set to Visit Sudan
Ethiopia Government
President Salva Kirr Mayardit of South Sudan will be visiting Sudan this Wednesday (May 15). The South Sudanese President is visiting Sudan in order to attend the launch of the... Read more »
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