Eastern Africa
The Paradigm Shift for Tourism in Africa may be for the better
Kenya's Tourism Secretary Hon. Najib Balala sees COVID-19 also as an opportunity for Kenya Kenya’s Tourism...
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Safaricom sees 70% jump in data usage as Kenyans stay at home due to coronavirus
NAIROBI (The Southern African Times) - Kenya’s top telecoms operator Safaricom has seen a 70% surge...
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Ethiopia signs $800 mln geothermal power purchase agreement
Ethiopia has signed a power purchase agreement worth $800 million with the developers of a 150...
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Paris Club creditors agree to cancel $1.4 billion of Somali debt
The Paris Club of creditor nations agreed on Tuesday to restructure Somalia’s debt, including immediately canceling...
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Ethiopia postpones August election due to coronavirus
Ethiopia has postponed parliamentary elections scheduled for August due to the coronavirus outbreak, the electoral board...
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Ethiopia pardons more than 4,000 prisoners to help prevent coronavirus spread
Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde has granted pardon to more than 4,000 prisoners in an effort to...
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Africa’s window to contain coronavirus narrowing -WHO
About half of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa still have a “narrowing” opportunity to curb the...
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Kenya to cut VAT to 14% to cushion economy from virus impact – president
Kenya on Wednesday said it will cut the value-added tax rate to 14% from 16% as...
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Coronavirus medical supplies donated by Alibaba’s Ma arrive in Ethiopia
The first batch of protective and medical equipment donated by Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack...
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Uganda to seek $190 mln from World Bank to cushion coronavirus blow
Uganda will request the World Bank for a loan of $190 million to help cushion its...
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