Renson Mwakandana The reliance of the world economy on the US dollar was questioned by Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday. Sergey Lavrov said in a speech while on a visit to Ethiopia that the reliance on the American dollar to support the global economy was “not so very promising” and that nations were turning to […]
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Renson Mwakandana After entering Kenya in 2020, the payments service company Virtual Pay has now expanded its regional reach by entering Tanzania. The Bank of Tanzania authorized the international supplier of payment solutions to conduct business in the second-largest economy in East Africa. The firm operates across a variety of industries, including financial services, online retail […]
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Renson Mwakandana Tanzania has banned all imports of day-old chicks, which will take effect the next week to safeguard its domestic hatcheries and reduce the flow of substandard chicks. The prohibition, which goes into force on July 30, is intended to safeguard the regional poultry market, according to a statement released on Monday by the […]
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Renson Mwakandana To eradicate the disease that claims hundreds of lives in Kenya each year, malaria-causing mosquitos will be caught before entering homes. This comes after Engie Energy Access and Premal teamed up to introduce the “MTego” solar-powered trapping system in Kenya. The procedure makes no use of pesticides. The new vector control system, according to […]
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Renson Mwakandana President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s ambition to normalize relations with neighbors has been furthered with Somalia’s revived interest in joining the East African Community (EAC). President Mohamud, who won the May presidential elections, was scheduled to attend the 21st Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State on Thursday in Arusha as a special guest. His official house, […]
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Renson Mwakandana In an effort to broaden their reach the South African Airways (SAA) has signed a codeshare agreement with Kenya Airways (KQ) on flights to and from their home countries in a move to increase their reach. Each airline will sell flights operated by the other under its code as part of the agreement, […]
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Renson Mwakandana Politicians in Puntland are making a big deal out of the ‘increased’ selling of Viagra to the unsuspecting public. In front of a parliamentary committee on Tuesday, local health authorities were questioned about how they planned to control what the MPs claimed was a growing risk of exposing the general public to health risks by regulating the […]
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Thandisizwe Mgudlwa – Cape Town, SA Unpacking volunteerism as a pathway to employability UGANDAN 🇺🇬 President Yoweri Museveni has become the latest leader to commit his country to reaching over 1 million young people in Uganda annually with opportunities to accelerate the African Union Commission’s vision of reaching 300 million young people by 2030 under […]
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Renson Mwakandana East African countries are among the 45 countries on the continent still significantly rely on the export of basic goods such as minerals, ores, fuels, metals, agricultural products, and cereals, which makes East African countries more vulnerable to economic shocks and limits growth. It is for this reason that the UN Conference on Trade and […]
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Renson Mwakandana The BBC has been prohibited from broadcasting from Somaliland’s territory by the government, which has accused it of bias and negative coverage. In a press conference on Tuesday, Yusuf Ali Koore, the information minister for Somaliland, said that the BBC had “put the honor of the Somaliland people in an unacceptable position.” The BBC, according […]
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