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President Ruto says parties to the South Sudan peace process have agreed to resume mediation in Nairobi to address outstanding issues. Tanzanian and Cuban presidents will launch a new Spanish-to-Swahili dictionary and a booklet of common sayings in both languages. An AU official told VOA’s Horn of ...
Trump victory raises East Africa uncertainties on economy and …
1 day ago · Prime. Trump victory raises East Africa uncertainties on economy and security. Saturday, November 09, 2024 - 8 min read. Donald Trump, now the US president-elect, attends a campaign rally at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan, US on November 1, 2024. Photo credit: Reuters.
Kenya is Africa’s start-up funding top destination
Mar 24, 2024 · In 2023, 62 Kenyan start-ups raised an estimated $673.78 million from local and international investors, a rise from the $574.8 million raised in 2022, even as the rest of the continent saw a drop in funding, data by start-up research organisation, Disrupt Africa shows. Nigeria and Egypt, which dominated the start-up funding space in Africa ...
A tough and rough year for East African startups
1 day ago · Central Africa recorded the largest drop yet, from $46 million last year to 6 million, while West Africa’s venture capitalist funding to startups fell 57 percent to $185 million from $431 million. North Africa’s remains the top attractor of VC deals, albeit a fall from last year’s 532 million to $368 million. With the funding drought, the ...
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PRIME Don’t underestimate any country in scramble for waters of the Nile. NBI can be the force of development that it was intended to be, by swiftly defusing the Egypt-Ethiopia tension and going ahead to think more scientifically. Oct 29 - 5 min read.
Once dormant, East Africa Standby Force 'ready to deploy'
Jan 26, 2024 · The East Africa Standby Force (EASF) says it's ready to deploy troops to the region to help end ongoing conflicts. But officials say it will for now prioritise diplomatic efforts, which have traditionally taken precedence in similar crises in the past, as it refines its tools. In its current form, the regional force is usually made up of troops ...
An integrated Horn: Inside EAC’s expansion ambition
Aug 26, 2023 · At the start of negotiations to admit Somalia, EAC Secretary General Dr Peter Mathuki said it was about markets under the AfCFTA, and guided by the African Union 2063 agenda. “The EAC will deliver the Africa we want in 2063. Whenever we admit a new member, we are talking of extra people, and that is markets.
High cost of living roils economies in East Africa
Nov 20, 2022 · High cost of living roils economies in East Africa. Sunday, November 20, 2022 - 5 min read. Activists demonstrate outside Kenya’s parliament in Nairobi on May 17, 2022 over steep rise in prices of food. East Africa’s economic managers face the daunting task of crafting new policies to tackle the recent inflationary spiral across the region.