EAC
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Kenya’s trade deficit stable on rise in tourism earnings, exports
Kenya’s trade deficit widened marginally year-on-year to September as exports and receipts from tourism rose, the National Treasury said on…
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Tanzanian president pardons over 1,600 prisoners
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has pardoned 1,631 prisoners in commemoration of the east African nation’s 61 years of independence…
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Eastern African legislators urge gov’ts to increase agriculture budget to combat hunger
Legislators from eastern African parliaments have called on regional governments to allocate more funding to agriculture and livestock farming in…
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Tanzania to set up Kiswahili poster on top of Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania will set up a Kiswahili poster on top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, as part of celebrations to…
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Rwandan president sacks health officials
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday removed his Minister of Health and the State Minister in charge of Primary Healthcare.…
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Kenya to create food export hubs
The Kenyan government signed an agreement on Monday with an agro-processing and food distribution firm Twiga Foods, to help create…
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Tanzania re-allocates 74,000 hectares of conservation area for human activities
The government of Tanzania has re-allocated 74,000 hectares of conservation area for human activities, a senior official said on Monday.…
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China aids Africa’s poverty fight through agricultural cooperation
On a sultry afternoon, Charles Ngendakumana, a farmer in Burundi’s northwestern Bubanza Province, was busy adding a handful of grass…
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UN agency warns over cholera outbreak in Ethiopia as 20 deaths reported
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Thursday warned over the ongoing cholera outbreak in…
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Kenya records over 4,000 fatalities linked to road accidents
Over 4,000 Kenyans have died from road accidents as of mid-November this year, said the National Transport and Safety Authority…
