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World Bank president Kim to join U.S. private equity fund as a partner, vice chairman
January 11, 2019
World Bank president Kim to join U.S. private equity fund as a partner, vice chairman
WASHINGTON — Jim Yong Kim, the outgoing president of the World Bank, said on this week that he would join…
Rwanda, Alibaba considering increasing agro-products exports to China
January 11, 2019
Rwanda, Alibaba considering increasing agro-products exports to China
KIGALI– Rwanda Development Board (RDB) on Sunday met with a delegation of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba in the Rwandan capital…
Globe Afrique closes sale to new owners
January 11, 2019
Globe Afrique closes sale to new owners
A new U.S.–based media entity formally took over as the new owner of Globe Afrique in early January 2018, officially…
GM to partner with EV charging networks for its electric cars
January 11, 2019
GM to partner with EV charging networks for its electric cars
CHICAGO– U.S. automaker General Motors (GM) said on Wednesday that it will collaborate with three leading electric vehicle (EV) charging…
To spur motor industry in Kenya, President Kenyatta wants affordable vehicles
January 11, 2019
To spur motor industry in Kenya, President Kenyatta wants affordable vehicles
NAIROBI, Kenya, — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday urged local motor vehicle assemblers to innovate ways of producing quality…
U.S. jury awards 289 Million USD in lawsuit against Monsanto
August 12, 2018
U.S. jury awards 289 Million USD in lawsuit against Monsanto
NEW YORK – On last Friday, a U.S. jury in the city of San Francisco, California has awarded a man…
America’s insistence that Africans must wear used clothes
August 7, 2018
America’s insistence that Africans must wear used clothes
Bundles of used clothes shipped to Africa By Owei Lakemfa. Rwanda is a small landlocked African country with a 24,670…
An inter-African economic exchanges forum to unlock trade hosted in Tunis
April 26, 2018
An inter-African economic exchanges forum to unlock trade hosted in Tunis
TUNISIA-TUNIS-AFRICA ECONOMIC FORUM PARIS–– The Tunisian government hosted an Africa Economic Forum on Tuesday, with more than 900 participants from…
Nigeria, Rwandan sign airspace pact
March 27, 2018
Nigeria, Rwandan sign airspace pact
Rwanda’s Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye, and Nigeria’s Hadi Abubakar Sirika. LAGOS–– Rwanda and Nigeria Monday signed an airspace agreement letting Rwanda’s…
Fake processed food is becoming an epidemic in African urban life
March 11, 2018
Fake processed food is becoming an epidemic in African urban life
By Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli In late February, 14-year-olds Nahima and Yayaya died after eating tainted biscuits at a classmate’s birthday celebration…