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The Extra-ordinary General Assembly of the Federation of the African Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Professions was set to be held here at the UNECA Conference Center in Addis Ababa from July 6-7, 2009.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is making preparations to start funding the Gibe III dam, a mega project on River Omo whose completion is expected to alleviate electricity crisis in the region, according to a report on Friday.
For the 10 Nigerians who returned home two weeks ago after 303 days in the custody of Somali pirates, the agony they went through is unlikely to go soon. In this interview, the ship captain, Graham Egbegi, recounts what they went through.
AFRICAN explorer African Eagle Resources would be seeking a partner for its Dutwa nickel project within about a year as it moved into the prefeasibility study stage, operations director Christopher Davies said on Friday.
Concern is mounting in Kenya that the government has leased a big slice of agricultural land to the Qatari foreign investors to produce food for export.
Sudan is hoping to use foreign cash to reinvigorate its under-performing agricultural sector, but there is growing disagreement over the extent to which outsiders, rather than local farmers, should be taking control of the industry.
A day ahead of this year’s African Union summit in Libya, the 11th meeting of the forum of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) took place in the sweltering seaside town of Sirte. Reports emerging from those who attended threw up few surprises and some lingering concerns.
Rwanda has officially begun the implementation of the East African Community's Customs Union, two years after her entry into the regional bloc.
There is little chance that the Kenyan economy will improve much in the near future, according to a new international economic report.
ZAIN has launched ZAP, a mobile money transfer service that is expected to further transform the financial services sector.
DIAMOND Trust Bank clients can deposit and withdrawal money form Post Bank branches following the signing of a memorandum between the two banks, writes David Muwanga.
BLACKBERRY mobile phones are safe from tapping since the information is meant for only the sender and receiver, MTN's sales and customer service manager has said.
UGANDA's inland car depot in Mombasa has finally been granted a licence to operate after two and a half years since its completion. The car depot, which can handle 3,000 vehicles daily, sits on five acres.
SHELL has sued the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) demanding sh768.1m over the closure of its outlets.
MOGAS has launched new lubricants for its east and central African operations.
PREPARATIONS to come up with a microfinance regulatory authority have been finalised by the finance ministry.
THE Vice-President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, has called upon the Baganda to take control of the Kampala market.
PARLIAMENT has authorised the Government to borrow $150m (over sh300b) from the International Development Bank.
PRODUCERS of the banned polythene material want the Government to pay them for the losses they will incur if they close their factories. The producers say they invested billions of shillings to set up the factories.
PALLISA district council has passed a sh19.9b budget for the 2009/2010 financial year. Priority was given to construction of more health centres to improve public access to health care.
Barack Obama makes his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president of the United States next week, following a trip to Russia as well as to Italy, where he will participate in a meeting of industrialized nations known as the G8. AllAfrica's Charles Cobb, Jr., Reed Kramer and Tami Hultman went to the White House to explore President Obama's views on Africa in advance of his visit. The interview ...
Tullow Oil, the biggest oil exploration company in Uganda, has said it is ready to open its books once the legislation on oil contracts is in place in Uganda.
A 12-year-old girl, Baya Bakari, who is the only survivor of the Yemenia plane that crashed in Comoros Island has narrated how she was thrown into the ocean and watched her aircraft sink. 152 others are presumed to have perished in the accident.
Ahead of the completion of this year's parliament's regular session for recess, a new draft law enabling to prevent and suppress illegal act of money laundering presented for discussion among Members of Parliaments on Tuesday.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is making preparations to start funding the Gibe III dam, a mega project on River Omo whose completion is expected to alleviate Kenya's perennial electricity crisis.
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