Tanzania and Uganda have reached an agreement on how to conduct cross-border sugar trading between the two East African Community (EAC) partner states, Business Daily reports. This comes after Tanzania recently slapped a 25 per cent import duty on 12,000 bags (600 tonnes) of Ugandan sugar. Tanzania’s Permanent Secretary in
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Nigeria’s Dangote has emerged the most valuable brand among the top 50 brands in Nigeria for 2018 which were unveiled at the weekend in Lagos. This is coming barely three months after the brand was adjudged the most admired brand of African origin by Consumers in a brand rating
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China's President Xi Jinping has defended the country's investments in Africa, saying they are not for "vanity projects" but are aimed at building infrastructure that would promote development on the continent. Mr Xi made the remarks ahead of the triennial China-Africa summit in the capital, Beijing. "China does not interfere
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A local manufacturing company, Kanoni Plastic Works has closed shop citing high power tariffs and taxes, URN reports. Kanoni plastic works, which is locked in Kanoni Town Council in Gomba District, started operating in 2009. The company has been producing a number of plastic items including basins, cups, and buckets
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Makerere University College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) has opened up a modern poultry unit at the Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute Kabanyolo (MUARIK) worth US$3 million (Shs11.3bn), the University has said. 70% of this budget is funded by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and another 30%
Read MoreNAIRÓBI, Quénia, 3 de setembro 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Hoje, o Governo do Quénia assinou um Memorando de Entendimento (MoU) com o Next Einstein Forum (NEF) para acolher o NEF Global Gathering 2020 em Nairóbi em março de 2020. O NEF é uma iniciativa do Instituto Africano de Ciências Matemáticas (AIMS)
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President Yoweri Museveni has held bi-lateral talks with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta in China. President Museveni, accompanied by First Lady Janet, arrived Sunday in Beijing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). The summit will focus on strengthening China-Africa relations using a win-win format. “Upon arrival, the President went
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Police in Kenyan have seized 88 bags of contraband sugar with an estimated value of KSh1.5 million (UShs5.6bn). The Daily Nation reports that the illegal goods, which were packed in 50kg bags, are suspected to have been smuggled into Kenya from neighbouring Uganda thorough the porous border. WARAGI Busia County
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Manchester United visit Burnley on Sunday with manager Jose Mourinho under greater pressure than ever at Old Trafford. Successive defeats by Brighton and Tottenham, whose 3-0 win at Old Trafford was the worst home result Mourinho has suffered in his entire career, and seven goals conceded in three league games
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Kyadondo East lawmaker, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has arrived in the USA for specialised treatment. Bobi who traveled on Friday tweeted and said he will soon reveal what happened in Arua before and after the last day of campaigns. "Safely arrived in the US where I'll be receiving specialised
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