Kenya, Guinea-Bissau Sign Agreements to Boost Economic and Social Ties
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Guinea-Bissau counterpart, President Sissoco Embaló, on Friday 15th July signed three agreements aimed at boosting economic and social ties between the two countries. This [...]
Ethiopia Fetches $1.4 Billion Revenue from Coffee Exports
The Ethiopian government has made a record $1.4 billion revenue from exporting 300,000 metric tons of coffee during the just-concluded Ethiopian 2021/22 fiscal year that ended on 7th July. Compared [...]India to Impose Restrictions on Flour Exports to Protect Domestic Markets
India has announced plans to impose restrictions on the export of flour, a move that seeks to protect domestic markets from a global wheat crisis. The Directorate General of Foreign [...]Kenya to Waive All Levies on Maize Imports WEF 1st July
The Government of Kenya has announced plans to waive all levies on maize imports effective July 1st, 2022. Agriculture CS Peter Munya revealed that the measure is aimed at reducing [...]Intra Commonwealth Trade Projected to Rise by $6.5 Trillion in 5 Years
Intra Commonwealth trade is expected to expand by $6.5 trillion in the next five years from the current $13 trillion, as the group seeks to strengthen both trade and [...]Kenya Uganda Sign MoU to Facilitate Fish Exports to DRC
Kenya and Uganda have signed a bilateral agreement that will facilitate the smooth flow of fish exports from Lake Turkana in Kenya, through Uganda, to the Democratic Republic of Congo [...]Russia Ukraine War Slashes Tea Exports by More than KSh598 Million
The Russia Ukraine war cut the tea exports to Russia by more than half a billion in March, highlighting the negative impact that the conflict has had on Kenya’s [...]Trade Between Uganda Rwanda Continues to Suffer Despite Border Openings
Trade between Uganda and Rwanda has continued to suffer, despite re-openings of the common land border between the two countries, and easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Latest export data from Uganda’s [...]AfCFTA Still in the Shadows as 6 Countries Yet to Ratify the Agreement
Six countries drawn from three regional economic blocs are yet to ratify the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), delaying its implementation more than a year after it was formally [...]US Set to Pursue Other Means of Trade with Kenya Despite the Delayed Free Trade Deal
The US government is looking beyond a delayed trade deal with Kenya to expand commercial ties between the two countries amid Nairobi’s mounting frustration with Washington's slow pace to conclude [...]
Mending Fences: Tanzania to Resume Sugar Imports From Uganda
Tanzania is set to resume buying sugar from Uganda, signalling a relaxation of one of the trade disputes that has lasted close to three years. President Samia Suluhu, during day [...]Tanzania Imports to Kenya Hit Record High on Improved Relations
The improved relationship between Kenya and Tanzania seems to be bearing fruits with bilateral trade between the two countries doubling in just ten months, the highest figure recorded since independence. [...]
