Kenya Tanzania to Remove Trade Barriers
Kenya and Tanzania are seeking to remove trade barriers between them, a move that aims to boost cross border trade. The two countries had scheduled a meeting in April to [...]
US-Kenya Trade Deal Faces Opposition from Lawyers
The US-Kenya trade deal has received opposition from Kenyan lawyers, who have challenged it in court on the grounds that it violates the East African Community (EAC) Treaty and its [...]Tunisia Begins Trading under COMESA FTA
Tunisia has begun trading under the COMESA Free Trade Area (FTA) after it completed the process of developing and issuing the legal instruments for trading. COMESA is a trade block [...]State Seeks Kenya, Japan Trade Balance
The government of Kenya is on the road map to implement policies that will help its trade balance with Japan. This is mainly through increasing exports to Japan. According to [...]Tea Prices Fall at Auction amid Increased Supply
Increase in supply has caused tea prices at the weekly Mombasa auction to fall to a long time low, with one kilogram going at an average KSh202, down from KSh206 [...]Rwanda Waives Visa Fees for All Africans
Rwanda's claim for visa openness gained a boost following cabinet's approval to waiver visa fees for African visitors. In a meeting held on Friday March 6, the cabinet dropped entry [...]
East African Countries to Raise Tax on Imported Mitumba' Clothes
Governments in East Africa are set to raise the tax on imported clothes, following a tax review that proposes an increase of between 30% and 35%. The move seeks to [...]Carrefour Fined over Unfair Deals with Suppliers
The Competition Authority of Kenya has faulted supermarket chain, Carrefour, over unfair supplier deals that have continually led to unfair competition. The authority lists Carrefour's faults as: Forcing suppliers to [...]Namibia Begins Exporting Meat to the US
Namibia has begun exporting meat to the United States, becoming the first African country to manage that, after it sent 25 tonnes of beef to Philadelphia. This follows eighteen years [...]Relief for Clearing Firms as Verification Charges Suspended
A great relief has come to clearing and forwarding firms at the Nairobi Inland Container Depot (ICD) after the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) suspended the recently launched container verification charges. [...]Kenya Turkey to Sign New Agreements in March
Kenya and Turkey intend to sign new cooperation agreements that will solidify their relationship. According to Turkey's Ambassador to Kenya, Ahmet Cemil Miroglu, the two countries aim to use the [...]
South Africa's Wamkele Mene Elected AfCFTA Secretary-General
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), during the 2020 African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, elected Mr Wamkele Mene as its Secretary-General. Prior to this election, he served [...]
