Uganda Shilling Takes Beating
Uganda’s currency is on a rapid fall as demand for the dollar rises to unprecedented levels. By close of business…
Billionaire Jack Ma Delivers 25,000 COVID-19 Test Kits To Kenya
Kenya has received a shipment of 25,000 coronavirus test kits. The kits were donated by China’s billionaire Jack Ma through…
SWIOFish Project Boosts Fish Yield
The South West Indian Ocean Fish (SWIOFish) project has improved fish catch, beneficiaries have said. The project is being implemented…
ATU Issues Guidelines For Africa’s Telecom Industry To Combat Coronavirus
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU), a specialized agency of the African Union in the field of telecommunications, has put together…
Coronavirus: Uganda Has Lost $33M In Two Months
Uganda has lost more than Shs130 billion between February and March because offshore investors, who have been investing in Uganda…
Rukwa Coal Project Secures Funding
In a joint statement, the company’s Chairman, Jeff Malaihollo and CEO, Alistair Muir said the amount was before expenses were…
Tanzania Postpones Ratification Of EAC Aflatoxin Bill
Tanzania has delayed the ratification of a regional Bill that is expected to provide rules for the management of cancer-causing…
Lawyers Fight Kenya-US Trade Agreement
Two lawyers have moved to court seeking to have Kenya’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States revoked. Lawyers…
China To Build $78M Disease Research Centre In Kenya
Kenya has agreed to host a regional disease research centre following requests by the African Union and the World Health…
AfDB Approves $200M Trade Finance Risk Participation Agreement
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved a $200 million Trade Finance Risk participation agreement…