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Tanzanian Legislators Denounce Foreign Dominance in the Gas Sector

Posted on December 22, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

 
Tanzanian legislators are calling for a succession plan in the gas subsector to enable locals take over from foreign employees who currently dominate the…

Apollo Group to Open its First Clinic in East Africa

Posted on December 20, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Health, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Apollo Hospitals Group logoIndia’s Apollo Group of Hospitals will open its first clinic in Tanzania and East Africa within the next four months.
Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Limited and…

Uganda Shortlists Six Firms for Refinery Project

Posted on December 18, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

 
Uganda has shortlisted six firms and consortia to bid for the position of lead operator on the ‘60,000 barrels a day’ Uganda refinery project.…

WHO Confirms Hepatitis E Outbreak in Tanzania

Posted on December 16, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, HealthLeave a Reply

 
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 15 cases of Hepatitis E virus in Kigoma, Tanzania.
The cases were detected after 46 blood samples…

Kenya and China Launch Photo Exhibition to Mark 50 Years of Diplomatic Relations

Posted on December 16, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

 
The Chinese Embassy in Kenya, Xinhua News Agency Africa Regional Bureau and sponsors Shengli Construction Company of Sinopec have launched a seven-day photo exhibition…

East African Retail Giant Nakumatt Opens New Store in Entebbe

Posted on December 14, 2013December 14, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

A Nakumatt stotreEast Africa’s leading retail chain, Nakumatt Holdings, has opened its sixth outlet in Uganda in the commercial town of Entebbe.
Nakumatt Uganda’s country manager Bernard…

Kenyan Health Workers Down their Tools to Oppose Devolution

Posted on December 13, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Operations at Kenyan public hospitals remain paralyzed two days after health workers went on strike protesting the government’s decision to devolve their pay to county…

Eight More Eritrean Football Players go into Hiding in Kenya

Posted on December 11, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

 
Eight players from the Eritrean national football team and their coach Mr Omer Ahmed have gone into hiding in Kenya shortly after their elimination…

Tullow Abandons Dry Oil Well in Ethiopia

Posted on December 10, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in AfricaLeave a Reply


Oil company Tullow Oil PLC has abandoned a well in Ethiopia after failing to find oil despite drilling to a depth of 2,101 metres.
The…

Kenya Secures Place in CECAFA Cup Semi Finals

Posted on December 8, 2013December 8, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in AfricaLeave a Reply

 
The Kenyan national football team has secured its place in the semifinals of the GOTV CECAFA Senior Challenge following a 1-0 win over Rwanda…

Eritrea Ousted from the CECAFA Cup

Posted on December 6, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in AfricaLeave a Reply

 
Eritrea has been eliminated from the 2013 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup after losing 1-0 to Rwanda in a Group C match held on Thursday…

Vodacom Seeks Entry into Ethiopia’s Telecom Sector

Posted on December 6, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in AfricaLeave a Reply

Vodacom logoSouth Africa’s Vodacom Group has opened its first office in Ethiopia in an attempt to establish its presence in the country.
The company, which has…

Kenya to Set Up Doping Testing Center

Posted on December 4, 2013December 4, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

 
The Kenyan government and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will, in January, begin construction of a drug-testing center in Nairobi in an…

Two Eritrean Players Disappear from CECAFA Camp

Posted on December 3, 2013December 3, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

 
Two players from Eritrea’s national team have gone missing from their CECAFA training camp in Nairobi.
The two, whose identities are not yet known,…

Mixed Fortunes for East African Countries in Latest FIFA Rankings

Posted on November 30, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

FIFA LogoRwanda, Kenya and Burundi have moved up while Uganda slipped in the latest ranking released by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) on Thursday.…

Tanzania Plans to Set Up Massive Gas Plant

Posted on November 28, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

 
Tanzania’s energy ministry has revealed plans to set up liquefied natural gas plants in the country in collaboration with BG Group, Statoil, Axon and…

Rwanda to Crack Down on Taxis without Automated Meters

Posted on November 27, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

taxiRwanda Utilities Regulatory Agency (RURA) will soon initiate a crackdown on all Taxi operators who have not installed automated meters as directed by the agency.…

Tanzanian Government to ‘Shut Down’ 3 Lakes for 6 Months

Posted on November 26, 2013November 26, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

The Tanzanian government has announced plans to shut down fishing and other human activities on three lakes: Lake Babati, Lake Burunge and Lake Basoutu (or…

Satellite Imagery Exposes Sudanese Military Offensive

Posted on November 24, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

 
Satellite imagery has revealed evidence of an ongoing Sudanese military offensive against the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF).
Imagery from November 17, shows evidence of…

150 South Sudanese Women Receive Fistula Surgery

Posted on November 24, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

 
Some 150 South Sudanese women have received reparative surgery for obstetric fistula following a two-week fistula campaign in three cities: Wau, Kwajock and Juba.…

Rwanda Uses Art to Tackle HIV Stigma

Posted on November 22, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

 
A new project to address HIV stigma through visual and street arts has been launched in Rwanda.
The project named Kurema, Kureba, Kwiga which…

Kampala Receives High-Speed Internet from Google

Posted on November 22, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

 
Uganda’s capital Kampala is the first African city to receive Google Fiber high-speed Internet under an initiative dubbed Project Link.
Google, on Wednesday, opened…

Sudan Experiences Bread Shortage

Posted on November 20, 2013November 20, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Bakery in KhartoumSudan is currently experiencing a shortage of bread due to a lack of foreign exchange for wheat imports.
Residents have been spotted standing in lines…

Uganda Warns Unqualified Foreign Traders

Posted on November 18, 2013November 18, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

images (2)Foreign traders who do not fulfill the Ugandan government’s investor requirements have until January 2014 to shape up or ship out, says the minister of…

Ten Die of Yellow Fever in Sudan

Posted on November 18, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

7A6F50C7-9FDC-41A6-ABD6-0010A1646113_w640_r1_s_cx0_cy3_cw0Ten people have died of yellow fever in Sudan’s West and South Kordofan states, says the World Health Organization (WHO).
The ten, who died between…

Ophir Energy Sells Stake in Tanzania’s Natural Gas Fields

Posted on November 18, 2013November 18, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Ophir's natural gas blocksBritish oil explorer Ophir Energy has sold a 20 percent stake in three natural gas blocks off Tanzania’s coast to Singapore’s state-owned Pavilion Energy Pte.…

Ugandan Arsenal Fan Loses his Home after Betting it on Premier League Match

Posted on November 15, 2013January 29, 2014Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Soccer - Barclays Premier League - Manchester United v Arsenal - Old TraffordAn Arsenal fan in Uganda has been left homeless after he bet his house on the result of Sunday’s Premier League match between Manchester United…

Kenyan Retail Chain Uchumi Cross-Lists on the Uganda Securities Exchange

Posted on November 14, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

uchumi retail storeKenyan retail chain, Uchumi, began trading on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) on Wednesday after receiving approval from the Ugandan capital markets authority.
The retail…

Getaneh Kebede Joins Ethiopian Walyas for World Cup Play Off

Posted on November 12, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Ethiopia-Getaneh-KebedeEthiopian striker Getaneh Kebede joined his team-mates in training on Monday ahead of the November 16th march against Nigeria.
Getaneh arrived at the Walya camp…

Djibouti Concludes Second Annual Islamic Banking Summit

Posted on November 12, 2013November 12, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Islamic Banking SummitDjibouti has recently concluded the second annual Islamic Banking Summit Africa, which attracted several central bank governors and more than 350 senior officials from Africa’s…

Sudanese Sugar Company to Begin Exporting Ethanol to the U.S.

Posted on November 10, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Kenana sugar companySudan’s Kenana Sugar Company (KSC) could soon begin exporting Ethanol to the U.S.
The trade is set to begin once the potential American buyer receives…

Ugandan President publicly tested for HIV

Posted on November 9, 2013January 29, 2014Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Yoweri MuseveniUgandan President Yoweri Museveni was on Friday publicly tested for HIV at Kiswa Health Center IV in Bugolobi, Kampala, in a symbolic event intended to…

Somali Money Transfer Company Wins Injunction Against Barclays Bank

Posted on November 7, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in AfricaLeave a Reply

A somali Money changerA U.K. high court has issued an interim injunction preventing Barclays Bank’s from discontinuing services to a Somali money transfer company- Dahabshiil.
During the ruling…

Somali Football Federation Denounce CECAFA 2013 Senior Challenge Theme

Posted on November 6, 2013November 6, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

SFF Abdi Qani Said ArabThe Somali Football Federation (SFF) has denounced the recently announced ‘peace for Somalia’ theme of the 2013 CECAFA senior challenge, saying it was unaware of…

Tanzania Holds Back from East Africa’s Single Tourism Visa

Posted on November 5, 2013November 5, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Top StoriesLeave a Reply

President Uhuru Kenyatta, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni and Salva Kiir of South SudanThe Tanzanian government has announced that it will not be part of efforts to fast track the East African single tourist visa until the required…

Fastjet introduces new flight to Mbeya, Tanzania

Posted on November 4, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Fastjet Flight to MbeyaAfrican low-cost airline Fastjet has introduced its first flight from Dar es Salaam to Songwe Airport in Mbeya, South West Tanzania.
The new destination was…

Kenya tests new electronic cargo-clearance system

Posted on November 3, 2013November 4, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Mombasa Cargo PortThe government of Kenya have launched the pilot phase of a new electronic cargo clearance system, which could significantly reduce delays and cut costs associated…

Lufthansa halts flights to Eritrea

Posted on November 1, 2013November 1, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

LufthansaGerman airline operator, Lufthansa, has halted all flights to the Eritrean capital, Asmara, until a new air traffic agreement between Germany and Eritrea is signed.…

Djibouti’s Doraleh port gets new equipment

Posted on October 30, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Dolareh port container terminalDjibouti’s Doraleh port received a consignment of heavy port equipments from Chinese company, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC), on Sunday.
The equipment included two dockside…

South Sudan to auction new petroleum exploration blocks

Posted on October 30, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Abandoned Oil Installations in South SudanSouth Sudan’s petroleum and mining ministry has announced that it will auction an undisclosed number of new petroleum exploration licenses once it has completed the…

Sudan polio vaccination campaign awaits green light from rebels

Posted on October 27, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

polio vaccinationA polio vaccination campaign scheduled to begin next month could be delayed if parties involved in Sudan’s internal conflict in South Kordofan and the Blue…

Kenya Airways acquires its largest aircraft yet

Posted on October 27, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Kenya Airways new Boeing 777-300erKenya Airways has leased its largest aircraft yet – a Boeing 777-300ER – as the company prepares to introduce new continental routes.
The aircraft, which…

Ethiopia signs deal for a $4 billion geothermal power plant

Posted on October 24, 2013October 24, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Ethiopia Geothermal ProjectEthiopia has entered into a deal worth $4 Billion with American-Icelandic Company, Reykjavik Geothermal, for the development of a 1000-megawatt geothermal farm.
The project, which…

East African countries to fast track issuance of cross-border tourist visa

Posted on October 23, 2013October 23, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

East-African-CommunityThe East African Community (EAC) is expected to soon introduce a cross-border visa which will allow travellers visit several countries in the region famed for…

Somali museum opens in Minneapolis

Posted on October 23, 2013October 23, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Artifacts at the Somali Museum in MinnepolisA Somali artefact and cultural museum opened on Saturday in Minneapolis at an event attended by many Somalis and non-Somalis.
The museum, which showcases Somali…

Kenya celebrates Mashujaa Day in honour of independence heroes

Posted on October 21, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

President Uhuru Kenyatta and First lady Margaret Kenyatta at the Mashujaa day celebrationsMany patriotic Kenyans gathered at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on Sunday to celebrate Mashujaa day and honor heroes and heroines who fought for…

Ethiopia launches space exploration programme

Posted on October 20, 2013October 20, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Addis Ababa observatoryEthiopia has launched the initial phase of its space exploration program which includes East Africa’s largest observatory.
The $3.4 million observatory located 3200m above sea…

Investigators recover bodies and weapons from Westgate rubble

Posted on October 19, 2013Author Grace WanenePosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Westgate AftermathForensic investigators at the Westgate mall, on Thursday, retrieved two charred bodies, a human skull and several other body parts believed to belong to the…

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