Eastern Africa
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U.N. plane aborts landing as air strike hits Ethiopia’s Tigray
ADDIS ABABA, (The Southern African Times) – An Ethiopian government air strike on the capital of the northern Tigray region…
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Kenya lifts longstanding COVID curfew as infections ease
NAIROBI, (The Southern African Times) – Kenya has lifted a nationwide curfew that has been in place since March 2020…
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East Africa adopts due diligence platform for cross border trade
NAIROBI, (The Southern African Times) – As the African Continental Free Trade Area comes into effect, regional trade stakeholders have…
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Mali asks Islamic body to open negotiations with al-Qaeda
LONDON, (The Southern African Times) – Mali’s government says that it has asked the country’s main Islamic body to open…
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Chinese phone maker Vivo launches smartphone in Kenya
NAIROBI, (The Southern African Times) – Chinese phone maker Vivo on Tuesday announced the launch of its latest Y-series model,…
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Behind MTN Share Offer in Uganda
KAMPALA (The Southern African Times) -Commenting on the move by Uganda’s largest telecom company, MTN, to list on the country’s…
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Rwanda to host continental conference on microfinance
KIGALI (The Southern African Times) – Around 600 international finance professionals are gathered in Kigali for the five-day Africa Microfinance…
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Nigeria’s auto financing firm Autochek officially launches in Kenya
NAIROBI (The Southern African Times) – Autochek, the automotive technology company that aims to facilitate auto finance across Africa, has…
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Kenya’s Central bank issues guidelines to boost management of climate risks
LONDON, (The Southern African Times) – The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Friday released a set of guidelines to…
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Government sets aside Sh1.2 billion for drought intervention in November
NAIROBI (The Southern African Times) – The Kenyan government has set aside an additional Sh1.2 billion for drought intervention for…
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