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December 11, 2018
Half the world is now connected to the internet—driven by a record number of Africans
Quartz Africa
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November 20, 2018
Africa’s overlooked business revolution
McKinsey&Company
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September 20, 2018
Innovators are Africa’s only real hope for prosperity
Quartz Africa
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September 11, 2018
Kenyans are replenishing their forests with slingshots
World Economic Forum
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September 3, 2018
AI is helping humans do a better job bringing poachers to justice
Quartz Africa
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September 1, 2018
Informal trade is ubiquitous in Africa, but too often ignored
The Economist
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August 24, 2018
A Kenyan nonprofit’s innovative aerial water system just won it the world’s largest humanitarian prize
Quartz Africa
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August 20, 2018
Autonomous drones will help stop illegal fishing in Africa
engadget
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July 19, 2018
Loon's internet-slinging balloons are headed to work over Kenya
WIRED
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July 16, 2018
Madagascar has faster internet than UK, France and Canada
Quartz Africa
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July 12, 2018
Mini-grids could be a boon to poor people in Africa and Asia
The Economist
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July 9, 2018
Thanks to China, Africa’s largest free trade zone has launched in Djibouti
Quartz Africa
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July 9, 2018
Ethiopia and Eritrea restore ties after 20 years of enmity
The Guardian
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July 6, 2018
Google’s Project Loon balloons to beam high-speed Internet to rural Africa
This is Africa
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June 7, 2018
Ethiopia’s new prime minister wants peace and privatisation
The Economist
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May 31, 2018
Rwanda refuses to remove tariffs on imports of used clothing
The Economist
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May 29, 2018
There is growing momentum to adopt China’s yuan as a reserve currency in Africa
Quartz Africa
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May 21, 2018
Africa is now a favorite destination for Chinese tourists and tens of thousands of them are coming
Quartz Africa
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April 14, 2018
Emiratis plough millions into a country that no one recognises: Somaliland
The Economist
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April 12, 2018
EAC vision for single currency takes shape
The East African
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April 2, 2018
Heavy rains in Kenya reveal a crack that shows Africa will split into two continents
Quartz Africa
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March 20, 2018
There’s a crucial link between better road networks and international trade for African countries
Quartz Africa
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March 15, 2018
Why Africa’s poor pay high prices
The Economist
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March 10, 2018
Fake processed food is becoming an epidemic in African urban life
Quartz Africa
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January 25, 2018
Ethiopia could be sitting on one of the world’s great untapped gold deposits
Quartz Africa
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January 24, 2018
COMESA’s online market will reduce cross-border trade barriers - officials
The New Times Rwanda
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January 18, 2018
An army of worms is invading Africa
The Economist
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January 12, 2018
It’s about to get easier for almost 700 million Africans to travel by air in Africa
Quartz Africa
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January 10, 2018
Rural Africa could be powered using genetically modified algae, say scientists
The Independent
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December 24, 2017
Africa’s first digital free trade area for rollout in 2018
The East African
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December 7, 2017
African countries are building a giant free-trade area
The Economist
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December 6, 2017
Crowdfarming is being used to bring Somalia’s livestock market into the digital economy
Quartz Africa
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November 29, 2017
AfDB launches drive to generate 25m jobs
The Citizen TZ
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November 23, 2017
Improving the plants that Africans eat and breeders neglect
The Economist
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November 12, 2017
The mobile phone is still changing the game in Africa
Quartz Africa
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November 10, 2017
Somaliland first in the world to use iris-based biometric voting system
BBC
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November 6, 2017
Dubai's DP World to develop free zone in Somaliland
Arabian Business
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October 5, 2017
COMESA Region set to Abolish Roaming Charges
COMESA
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August 28, 2017
Kenya just imposed the world's toughest law against plastic bags
The Independent
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July 27, 2017
Mobile money is only just starting to transform some of Africa’s markets
Quartz Africa
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July 26, 2017
Robots are set to take Africa’s manufacturing jobs even before it has enough
Quartz Africa
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July 24, 2017
This Miner’s $190 Billion Tax Bill Would Take Centuries to Pay
Bloomberg
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July 14, 2017
Leapfrogging progress
The Breakthrough
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July 13, 2017
Africa is Islamic banking’s new frontier
The Economist
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July 13, 2017
Mobile subscriptions are still growing faster in Sub Saharan Africa than anywhere else
Quartz Africa
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July 7, 2017
AfDB wants common passport, Visa openness in Africa
Daily Monitor UG
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July 5, 2017
African tourists emerge as powerhouse for tourism on the continent
United Nations UNCTAD
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June 30, 2017
China has overtaken the US and UK as the top destination for anglophone African students
Quartz Africa
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June 29, 2017
Kenya launches the world’s first mobile-only sovereign bond
The Economist
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June 26, 2017
UN: Half of world's population growth is likely to occur in Africa
CNN
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June 21, 2017
AfDB to create 25 million jobs for African youth
Daily Monitor UG
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June 15, 2017
Nairobi has the worst traffic in Africa, fifth in the world – survey
Capital FM
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June 8, 2017
Visa-free travel in Africa remains far off
The Economist
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May 31, 2017
Africa’s economic growth in 2016 was driven by East Africa
Quartz Africa
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May 31, 2017
The Lunatic Express: Kenya
The Economist Espresso
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May 25, 2017
Work begins on Africa’s tallest building
The Economist
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May 8, 2017
The road to Germany’s global leadership is passing through Africa
Quartz Africa
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May 4, 2017
Kenya: Food prices soar by 50 per cent in key granaries
Daily Nation
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April 28, 2017
President Magufuli sacks 9,932 civil servants at a go
The Citizen TZ
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April 24, 2017
Kenyans turn to camels to cope with climate change
Deutsche Welle
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April 24, 2017
Intra-Africa trade at 40pc as EAC spurs Kenya’s sales
Business Daily Africa
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April 21, 2017
Kenya: Home owners face jail for not installing solar power
Daily Nation
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April 18, 2017
Africa is looking to space to power its science, tech, and military ambitions
Quartz Africa
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April 13, 2017
How to Pull Water Out of Thin Air, Even in the Driest Parts of the Globe
MIT Technology Review
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April 13, 2017
Kenya aims to become the next global center of Islamic finance
Quartz Africa
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April 12, 2017
Water storage top priority as the rains start
Daily Nation
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April 11, 2017
Kiswahili all set to be official in the EAC
The Citizen TZ
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April 8, 2017
E-passport for EAC bloc to be ready January 2018
The Citizen TZ
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April 6, 2017
EU moves to fend off hunger crisis in E. Africa and Yemen
Deutsche Welle
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April 4, 2017
Providing sustainable energy isn’t just about gadgets and dollars
The Conversation
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March 11, 2017
A circular tale of changing food preferences
The Economist
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January 13, 2017
If you want affordable internet in Africa, move to a country on the coast
Quartz Africa
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January 12, 2017
A Congo swamp could release the equivalent of 20 years of US greenhouse gas emissions into the air
Quartz
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December 16, 2016
A startup in Kenya is launching “Uber for ambulances”
Quartz Africa
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December 14, 2016
Africa, home to a quarter of the world’s arable land, will soon have to import half of its grains
Quartz Africa
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December 10, 2016
Mobile phones are transforming Africa
The Economist
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November 28, 2016
African scientists are fostering a new R&D culture to reverse the continent’s brain drain
Quartz Africa
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November 24, 2016
Govt to offer 1 million online jobs for Kenyan youths
Daily Nation
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November 22, 2016
Drought-resistant grass to spur milk production
SciDev.Net
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November 22, 2016
Mobile innovation will help 2 billion more people get access to healthcare and education
Quartz Africa
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November 21, 2016
World’s 1st malaria vaccine in the offing
The Citizen TZ
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November 11, 2016
Tanzania: Dar mulls adding Tanzanite in foreign reserves
Daily News TZ
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October 15, 2016
World climate talks address agriculture
The Economist
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October 14, 2016
Rwanda begins to deliver medical supplies to remote areas using drones
Daily Nation
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August 25, 2016
New milk consumption drive on in Rwanda
The New Times Rwanda
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August 24, 2016
Kenya to be an oil exporting country in June 2017
Capital FM
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August 16, 2016
New rules to allow more foreign direct investment in Kenya
Daily Nation
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June 28, 2016
Researchers welcome discovery of rare helium gas in Tanzania
Deutsche Welle
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June 23, 2016
Food is getting so expensive in India that it now wants to farm in Africa and Myanmar
Quartz India
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May 23, 2016
Kenya bucks Africa's economic trend
The Financial Times
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May 23, 2016
There’s a logical reason why Africa’s renewables landscape is better than a lot of much richer places
Quartz Africa
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May 20, 2016
DP World signs $442m joint venture with Somaliland
Gulf News
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May 20, 2016
A high school graduate’s MIT-endorsed enterprise is bringing clean energy to Kenya
Quartz Africa
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May 12, 2016
African farmers to gain from $2 billion cold storage facilities
The East African
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May 8, 2016
4G LTE technology proving to be a blessing to African economies
Daily News TZ
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May 4, 2016
Grand plan unveiled to revitalise Dar port
The Citizen TZ
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April 30, 2016
New data suggest that China lends less to Africa than is commonly assumed
The Economist
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April 26, 2016
Africa is eliminating malaria faster than expected
Quartz Africa
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April 25, 2016
The "exponential" growth of the ICT sector in East Africa
CNBC Africa
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April 23, 2016
Uganda picks Tanzania for oil pipeline route rather than Kenya
Reuters
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April 21, 2016
Somaliland to Ivy League: How one African school gets kids into top U.S. universities
CNN Money
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April 21, 2016
Small-scale farmers go online to find market for their produce
Daily Nation
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April 19, 2016
These charts show reliable electricity is still a luxury for more than half of Africa
Quartz Africa
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April 16, 2016
A 15-ton computer aims to provide clean water, electricity, and the internet to thousands of Africans
Quartz Africa
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April 16, 2016
1.2 billion opportunities
The Economist
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April 16, 2016
Financial technology On the move
The Economist
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April 13, 2016
More hotels are being planned in Africa than ever before
Quartz Africa
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April 9, 2016
The rate of diabetes has more than doubled in Africa and no one is ready for it
Quartz Africa
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April 2, 2016
EAC One Network Area has potential to transform Africa
The East African
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March 23, 2016
Kenya says plans to convert sole refinery into storage plant
Reuters
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March 10, 2016
I have no doubt the next great scientific minds will be from Africa
Quartz Africa
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March 7, 2016
We must open up Africa to Africans if we really want to boost growth
Quartz Africa
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March 3, 2016
Dar, Kampala plan oil pipeline
Daily News TZ
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February 27, 2016
Tear down these walls
The Economist
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February 26, 2016
More phones, few banks and years of instability are transforming Somalia to a cashless society
Quartz Africa
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February 25, 2016
Power to the powerless
The Economist
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February 24, 2016
What can be done about badly depleted nitrogen levels in Africa’s soil
The Conversation
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February 19, 2016
Bees can help boost food security of two billion small farmers at no cost – UN
United Nations News
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February 18, 2016
The huge, hidden upside to low oil prices
Quartz Africa
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February 12, 2016
African regulators are unlikely to replicate India’s ban of Facebook’s “Free Basics”
Quartz Africa
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February 12, 2016
Trash-Burning Cookstoves at Nairobi Slums Offer Glimpse of Green Development Opportunities
UN Environment Programme
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February 9, 2016
East African countries agree to set-up of cargo control unit
Daily Nation
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February 6, 2016
How micro loans for solar pumps are a macro step forward
The East African
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February 3, 2016
Bigger isn’t always better for private equity investments in Africa
Quartz Africa
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February 2, 2016
Japanese Premier tips Kenya to develop into a regional economic giant
Daily Nation
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January 19, 2016
Is Africa leading the innovation revolution?
World Economic Forum
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January 19, 2016
African container trades is growing exponentially
Hellenic Shipping News
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January 17, 2016
The Nairobi slum skating club born from a flawed UN aid project
Quartz Africa
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January 11, 2016
Tokyo takes on Beijing in Africa, claiming quality over speed
Financial Times
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January 8, 2016
World Bank foresees bright Kenyan future
Daily Nation
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December 29, 2015
As hydropower dries up, Tanzania moves toward fossil fuels
Reuters
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December 25, 2015
'Small off-grid firms increased access to power in sub-Saharan Africa'
The New Times
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December 22, 2015
Students bring drone technology to farmers
The Citizen
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December 19, 2015
EAC partners with International Trade Centre to boost integration
The East African
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December 10, 2015
Google’s free public Wi-Fi to make internet more accessible in Uganda
The Daily Monitor
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December 7, 2015
UN agency deploys artificial fish habitats along Somali coast to boost sustainable fishing
UN News
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December 3, 2015
Kenya inks $200mn dam construction deal at Paris talks
The East African
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November 23, 2015
Poor nations need support to cut emissions from farming - experts
Thomson Reuters Foundation
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November 19, 2015
Lake Nakuru ranked among world’s most beautiful destinations
Daily Nation
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November 17, 2015
Coming soon: Free Internet to rural areas
Daily Nation
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November 12, 2015
Kenya: A third of public revenue goes to pay off debt, experts say
Daily Nation
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November 10, 2015
Japanese tourist marks 154th Kenyan visit
The Star Kenya
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November 7, 2015
Industrialisation in Africa: More a marathon than a sprint
The Economist
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November 7, 2015
Health care in Kenya Vegetables, not samosas
The Economist
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November 2, 2015
Kenya and Ethiopia buck the trend for Africa’s drop in Remittance inflows
Daily Nation
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October 21, 2015
Tanzania’s $10 billion port project threatens Mombasa hub status
The East African
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October 21, 2015
Google to invest Sh4 billion in Lake Turkana Wind Power Project
The Star Kenya
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October 17, 2015
Turkey reforestation may be model for arid Africa
Thomson Reuters Foundation
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October 16, 2015
Ethiopia dam draining out Lake Turkana
The Star Kenya
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October 10, 2015
East Africa’s first drive through launched
Capital FM
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September 28, 2015
Kenya to issue Sh5bn bond via M-PESA
Capital FM
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September 26, 2015
East Africa region now targets 3-month oil reserves
The East African
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September 17, 2015
Meet Africa’s top young entrepreneurs for 2015
The Anzisha prize
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September 15, 2015
Kenya: How new set of regulations will change the business landscape
Daily Nation
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September 11, 2015
East Africa urged to embrace modern farming to fight food insecurity
The East African
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September 8, 2015
Infrastructure development: East Africa is on the move
Daily Maverick
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September 1, 2015
Atomic agency nods to Kenya’s nuclear plants
The East African
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August 24, 2015
5 tech startup ideas that Kenya can export
Capital FM
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August 23, 2015
East Africa home to 11,000 millionaires
East African Business Week
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August 8, 2015
Nairobi termed ‘hub of impact investment’ as region attracts $9 billion
The EastAfrican
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August 6, 2015
Why Africa offers growing opportunities for agricultural products
The Conversation
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July 11, 2015
Oil in the cradle of mankind A glimpse of Africa’s future
The Economist
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July 9, 2015
Telecoms in Kenya A new east Africa campaign
The Economist
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July 6, 2015
Tanzania gas pipeline to begin trial operation this month
Reuters
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July 6, 2015
Kenya's fuel storage tanks not adequate
Daily Nation
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July 5, 2015
Tanzania fuel levy raises prices by 23%
East African Business Week
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July 3, 2015
Ethiopia should leave Africa
Addis Standard
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June 26, 2015
Gouda in the Congo?
http://www.one.org/
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June 17, 2015
30 per cent Nairobians have been sacked because of traffic jams - poll
The Star
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November 10, 2010
The true true size of Africa
The Economist
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