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East Africa launches $2.15B cross-border railway project to boost trade and cut costs

August 21, 2025 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Construction has begun on East Africa’s first-ever cross-border standard gauge railway (SGR), a $2.15 billion project linking Uvinza in western Tanzania to Musongati in eastern […]

Torrential rains, flooding in East Africa claim scores of lives and thousands displaced

April 28, 2024 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

After days of ‘heavy El Nino’ torrential rains across East Africa, flooding and landslides in Tanzania has killed at least 155 people, the country’s prime […]

Floods Cause Widespread Destruction in East Africa, with Burundi Bearing the Brunt

April 23, 2024 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Deadly floods are devastating many parts of East Africa due to heavy rainfall, prompting Burundi to seek international aid. Lake Tanganyika’s rising waters have submerged […]

EU mobilizes additional €10 million to respond to severe Desert Locust outbreak in East Africa

February 29, 2020 Geraldine Boechat 0

The European Commission announced Friday it was mobilizing an additional €10 million to respond to one of the worst Desert Locust outbreaks in decades in […]

Bill Gates donates $10m to fight locusts in East Africa

February 26, 2020 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $10m to help fight locusts in the East African region.   The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation […]

Drought worsening hunger in East Africa, FAO warns

July 14, 2017 Steven Addamah 0

The third consecutive failed rainy season in East Africa has seriously eroded families’ resilience, and urgent and effective livelihood support is required, the UN agricultural […]

Volkswagen Opens Assembly Plant in Kenya

December 24, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

The German auto giant Volkswagen (VW) has officially launched its production facility in Kenya. The plant is expected to produce cars for Kenya as well […]

Uganda Launches Largest Solar Plant in East Africa

December 15, 2016 Pawla Nibramich 0

Uganda has launched a $19 million solar power plant, the largest in East Africa, to meet the increasing demand for power as the country strives […]

Kenya: Parliament to Raise Deposit Guarantee after Bank Closures

April 23, 2016 Pawla Nibramich 0

Lawmakers in Kenya are considering a proposal to raise the amount of bank deposits guaranteed in case of a collapse by 20 times to $19,800 […]

Kenya Cuts Expenditures to Curb Surging Deficit

March 17, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

Kenyan finance minister on Thursday said the country’s Treasury has sent parliament supplementary spending plans that introduce net cuts of about $493 million, for the […]

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