The U.S. said it plans to suspend duty-free access to Rwandan textile imports because of the African nation’s refusal to lower trade barriers for American-made clothing and shoes, Bloomberg reports. The suspension applies to all AGOA-eligible apparel products from Rwanda in 60 days, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said in
Read MoreKIGALI, Rwanda, March 29th, 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA) /- The third and final day of Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Global Gathering 2018 in Kigali on Wednesday kicked off on a sober tone with “Breakthroughs from across the world” looking first at how indigenous crops on the continent could be
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2018 is promising to be a good year for Ntinda based hang out, Koko Bar. According to sources at the popular night club, the boss, Simon Rusoke has entered a deal with Castle Lite that will see the latter sponsor theme nights on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. “Even though
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Luweero Woman MP, Lillian Nakate, who is also the Chairperson on the Parliamentary Committee on Infrastructure, may be impeached from chairing the Committee after a section of lawmakers accused her of incompetence. This is after Nakate allegedly left out a number of issues on Committee report on SGS, a company
Read MoreDuring the event, the participants raised awareness on the threats and dangers that explosives remnants of war and landmines pose to civilians in Libya TRIPOLI, Libya, March 29, 2018/APO Group/ — The Canadian Embassy hosted an event under the theme “Advancing Protection, Peace and Development” to celebrate the International Day
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Kenyan opposition figure Miguna Miguna says he was beaten and drugged before being forcibly removed from the country for a second time, the BBC reports. The deportation came hours after a court held top officials in contempt for failing to release him from the airport where he was being held.
Read MoreBayelsa State Governor Sériake Henry Dickson and Tonye Cole, co-founder and CEO of the Sahara Group Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 27th March 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- For decades, Nigeria’s economy has been based on
Read MoreNana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, 26th March 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The theme “Together, let’s build a sustainable future” is one that the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, and Paul Polman, CEO of the Unilever Group, adopted during an usual and unprecedented panel discussion.
Read MoreBen Yahmed Amir, President of Africa CEO Forum, Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe, Alassane Ouattara, President of Ivory Coast, Akufo-Addo Nana, President of Ghana ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, 27th March
Read More• Nadia Fettah, Managing Director of Saham Finances, has been named “CEO of the Year”.• Startup Twiga Foods has won the “Most Promising Company of the Year” award. Winners of the AFRICA CEO FORUM
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