At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino triggered flooding and landslides, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said Thursday. Tanzania and other countries in East Africa – a region highly vulnerable to climate change – have been pounded by heavier than usual rainfall during the current rainy season, with […]
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Nigeria is to begin the formal export of locally produced commodities to South Africa, Rwanda, Cameroon and Kenya from next month under the Guided Trade Initiative of the African Continental Free Trade Area, the national centre of AfCFTA announced on Thursday. Although some businesses in Nigeria currently export products to these countries, they make such […]
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has warned that Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola and Kenya risk social unrest owing to the rising prices of fuel and other commodities. The AfDB gave the warning in its macroeconomic performance and outlook for 2024 wherein it projected the continent’s economy to grow higher than the 3.2 per cent recorded in […]
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The Kenyan High Commission on Wednesday said the airline plans to commence daily flights to Nigeria. The Envoy said the move is part of an initiative to open up Kenya to the world. The Acting Kenyan High Commissioner to Nigeria, Samuel Mogere who made this known at the Magical Kenya road show in Abuja said […]
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The Nigerian High Commission (NHC) has warned its citizens in Kenya, urging them to remain vigilant and refrain from unnecessary movements following the tragic incident in Roysambu. The incident involved a Nigerian national who was named as the main suspect in the murder of Rita Waeni Muendo, a 20-year-old student of Jomo Kenyatta University of Arts and Technology (JKUAT). The commission official stressed that […]
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