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Uganda: Denmark Supports Uganda's COVID-19 Response With Two Million Dollars
Kampala, 19 May 2020: - The Government of Denmark has signed a grant worth Two (2) Million Dollars to support the COVID-19 response in
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Insurance Sector Expects Shs248b Dip in Premiums
Uganda's insurance industry could register a 50 per cent decline in premiums owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, preliminary indicators by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) have
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Tanzania: COVID-19 - Cross Border Spread On Spotlight As Kenya Closes Tanzania, Somali Borders
Dar es Salaam — Efforts by individual countries in the East Africa region to tackle the spread of the novel coronavirus across borders yesterday saw Kenya ban the movement of pedestrians and passenger s in and out of the
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Côte d’Ivoire and UK sign Economic Partnership Agreement - African Voice Newspaper
An agreement has been signed between the United Kingdom and the Côte d’Ivoire to secure our trade arrangements. Today, the United Kingdom and Côte d’Ivoire signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), maintaining existing trade arrangements. Minister for International Trade, Ranil Jayawardena MP
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Source: African Voice Newspaper - African news from a British perspective
Africa can grow its e-commerce by removing heavy tariffs on online transactions - Face2Face Africa
A 2020 study was recently published by the Global Trade and Innovation Policy Alliance (GTIPA) which illustrates how the Covid-19 pandemic has made e-commerce an inevitable means of doing business around the world. What this means for African countries is that if there is a better time to fling
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East African Partners Throw Kenya Under the Bus in Brexit Talks
[East African] Kenya's multimillion-dollar trade with Britain hangs in the balance after its East African Community partners failed to agree on the timeline for negotiating a new, post-Brexit trade deal.
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China ready to pounce as Tullow Oil bows out
The Covid-19 pandemic has come as the last nail on the coffin of Kenya’s oil export dream as currently structured after British oil major Tullow Oil served the government with a force majeure notice, which means that it can no longer deliver its part of the
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Nigeria: Derision of Tariff Reduction
[This Day] Eromosele Abiodun writes that the reduction of duties on imported vehicles by the federal government has become a charade as officers of the Nigeria Customs Service now use various charges to extort importers and victimise clearing agents at the ports
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: Major Step Toward Justice for Genocide
Paris — The arrest of Félicien Kabuga, one of the alleged masterminds behind the Rwandan genocide, in France on May 16, 2020 brings victims and survivors one step closer to justice 26 years
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Kenya nominates Amina Mohamed for WTO top job
Amina Mohamed will contest against five other candidates, including two from Africa, to secure the seat that eluded her seven years ago.
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Kenya: Experts Call for Action Over Rising Lake Victoria Water Levels
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Kenya must keep an eye on data rules in US trade talks
In light of the proliferation of North-South Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), that is, agreements between the developed countries and the less developed, it is important that trade policy negotiators look at data provisions in these agreements with
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World Bank lends Kenya Sh4.5bn for locusts fight
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Coronavirus Lockdowns Increase Poaching in Asia, Africa | Afro
Snares like this one set in southern India’s dense forest have become increasingly common amid the coronavirus pandemic, as people left jobless turn to wildlife to make money and feed their
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Manufacturers hard hit as earnings drop
You would expect to find him bubbly and dusting his suit to attend a manufacturing industry sales party, now that the Covid-19 pandemic has taken away the cheap imports nightmare that has hurt the sector for
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Africa: Six Reasons Why Africa's New Free Trade Area Is a Global Game Changer
[Namibia Economist] Caroline Kende -- Launched on 1 January, the AfCFTA is an exciting game changer. Currently, Africa accounts for just 2% of global trade. And only 17% of African exports are intra-continental, compared with 59% for Asia and 68% for Europe.
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Zim must take a cue from China’s 5-year plans
guest column:Archford Chikawa The five-year plans are a series of social and economic development initiatives issued since 1953 in China establishing foundations and principles of Chinese communism, mapping strategies for economic development, setting growth targets, and launching reforms. This
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Africa: South Africa's Terms of Trade Consecutively Improve On Back of Commodity Bull Run
[Daily Maverick] SA's terms of trade - a ratio between export and import prices - remained in positive territory and improved for a record seventh consecutive quarter in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021. Commodity prices are the key driver here, and judging from the performance of the mining sector
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Tanzania Exports to Uganda Surges By 25 Per Cent
[Citizen] Uganda's imports from Tanzania almost doubled in April, signaling an increased reliance on East Africa's second largest economy.
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Uganda: Museveni's On-and-Off Address
President Museveni's 14th address on Covid-19 was on for most of the day, and then it was called off, before being reinstated moments
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Tanzania, Rwanda Strike a Deal On Truck Drivers
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Africa cashew nut farmers not reaping benefits: UN agency | News24
The three million African farmers who supply most of the world's cashew nuts aren't cashing in on the booming demand due to a lack of processing facilities, a UN body said on Friday.
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Uganda to Ease Lockdown Restrictions With Resumption of Public Transport on June 6
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Uganda: High Court Rules Police Halting Bobi Wine Concerts Illegal
Robert Kyagulanyi, a member of Uganda’s National Assembly popularly known as Bobi Wine says he is not excited about a court ruling that declared police orders to halt his concerts in the country
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UK and Kenya move closer to a Fair Trade deal - African Voice Newspaper
The UK has moved a step closer to signing a sixth trade deal in Africa on 3 November 2020, as negotiations on a trade deal are finalised with Kenya. The agreement will ensure all companies operating in Kenya, including British businesses, can continue to benefit from duty-free access as they export
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Uganda: Our Manifesto Plan Now At 77 Percent - NRM
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Africa's farmer presidents – Botswana's Masisi joins Geingob, Buhari, Museveni
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