The cross-border trade wars between Kenya and Tanzania worsened last week after newly appointed Arumeru District Commissioner Jerry Muro announced a blanket ban on Kenyan carrots, in a bid to protect local producers from competition, reports Business Daily. “During the harvesting period, carrots are imported from the neighbouring country, but
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CoinPesa, a Ugandan digital currency exchange has launched its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) pre-sale with the aim of getting more Ugandans on the cryptocurrency band wagon. Dubbed the CoinPesa Champion Referral Program, it uses Blockchain technology to create digital assets through tokenization and provides a way for users to generate
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Sunday 12 August Uganda 0-1 Ethiopia Chamazi Stadium Results Group B (Sunday match) South Sudan 2-0 Djibout Results (Saturday matches) Rwanda 3-1 Sudan Burundi 1-2 Tanzania Uganda’s CECAFA U-17 Zonal AFCON Qualification campaign started on a bad note as they fell 0-1 to Ethiopia on Sunday at Chamazi Stadium, Azam
Read MoreThe conclusions noted that 2018 is a critical year for securing peace in South Sudan BRUSSELS, Belgium, August 13, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Council has transposed UN Security Council resolution 2428 (2018) which notably imposes an arms embargo and adds two persons to the list of persons and entities
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By David A. Andelman Look out Donald Trump, while you're not watching, China is quietly stealing a continent from you. And India may not be far behind. Currently, the battle for supremacy on the African continent is being fought out between the leaders of Asia's two superpowers -- China and
Read MoreThe investigation team has been given 24 hours to conduct an inquiry and report back to the National Commissioner of Correctional Services JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 13, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A special investigation team has been appointed to probe a telephone interview between Talk Radio 702 and inmate Rodovan
Read MoreThe joint missions will comprise members of the Women’s Platform established by the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy NAIROBI, Kenya, August 13, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
Read MoreThis is President Ramaphosa’s first visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo since his election as President of the Republic of South Africa in February 2018 PRETORIA, South Africa, August 13, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- President Cyril Ramaphosa has this morning, 10 August 2018, arrived in Kinshasa, in the
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has maintained the Central Bank Rate (CBR), a benchmark lending rate for commercial banks at 9%for the third time running. Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, the BoU Governor, said the Central Bank maintained a neutral monetary policy stance in order to keep inflation close to the target
Read MoreBy Gilbert Saggia, Managing Director, East Africa, SAP Gilbert Saggia, Managing Director: East Africa at SAP Africa NAIROBI, Kenya, 13th August 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Few modes of transport evoke such a sense of history and romanticism as rail. The first recorded use of rail transport was around 500BC,
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