ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia General Electric (GE) has announced the appointment of Selam Amare as the Country…
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Uganda health insurance fraud: Hospitals named
KAMPALA, Uganda A number of hospitals and health centers could be stopped from serving clients who…
Zimbabwe to roll out new bank notes
HARARE, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe will roll out new bank notes and coins four months after it reintroduced…
Pentagon awards Microsoft a controversial $10bn cloud-computing contract
USA The Pentagon has awarded a $10bn (£8bn) cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, following a heavily scrutinized…
Kenya loses tax billions to smuggled Uganda beer
KENYA Kenya is losing billions of shillings in potential taxes to cross-border smuggling of beer from…
Judge asks Samsung heir to be humble at bribery trial
SEOUL, South Korea A South Korean judge overseeing Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee’s bribery trial…
Mobile giant Safaricom names new CEO
NAIROBI, Kenya East Africa’s most profitable company, Safaricom, has appointed Peter Ndegwa as its new CEO.…
737 Max aircraft crash: ‘They can’t just go back to business’
USA Boeing has said it expects its troubled 737 Max aircraft to return to the skies…
African Development Bank Funds Angola Initiative to Improve Business Environment and Diversify Exports
LUANDA, Angola The Angolan Government has launched a study funded by the Bank through the KOAFEC…
Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) marks growth milestone with a new corporate logo
TANZANIA After over two decades of existence, leading beer and spirits company, Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL),…
Africa: Massey Ferguson lends support to South Africa’s emerging farmers
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa For three consecutive years emerging farmers throughout South Africa have gathered as members…
ITFC and OCP Africa yoke for the strategic financing, innovation, and capacity building of agriculture in Africa
RABAT, Morocco, The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, (ITFC, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation) a member…
Ugandan government to lift fishing ban
KAMPALA, Uganda Government has tentatively set December as the date for re-opening Lake Kyoga for fishing,…
Airtel Africa, Ecobank Group partner to allow Airtel Money customers to improve their access to mobile financial services
NAIROBI, Kenya Airtel Africa a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 14 countries across…
Uganda’s Mueseveni advises dairy farmers on milk prices
KAMPALA, Uganda Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has advised dairy farmers in Uganda’s cattle corridor to carry…
Uganda: Gulu-Juba flight service launched
Gulu, Uganda Sky Travel and Aviation a new flight company flying to Northern Uganda Saturday, October…
Kenya: Kenyatta refuses to sign the budget over rate cap
NAIROBI, Kenya Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has demanded that lawmakers remove a cap on commercial lending…
Zimbabwe cancels deal with Transnet JV to recapitalize state rail firm
HARARE, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe has canceled a deal struck with South African logistics group Transnet and its…
Senegal launches First Oil & Power Conference, Exhibition
CAPE TOWN, South Africa CAPE TOWN, South Africa Oil and gas hotspot in Africa will host…