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SOMALIA

  • 2 US women to be sentenced in Somali terror case - Business Standard
    2 US women to be sentenced in Somali terror caseBusiness StandardTwo Minnesota women convicted of conspiring to send money to the terrorist group al-Shabab in Somalia are to be sentenced in federal court. Amina Farah Ali and Hawo Mohamed Hassan are t…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 8:52am -
  • Oilmen ready for risky push into Somalia - UPI.com
    Oilmen ready for risky push into SomaliaUPI.comMOGADISHU, Somalia, May 15 (UPI) -- Foreign companies are getting ready to undertake the risky business of exploring for oil in war-torn Somalia, a quest that could trigger new conflict as the Western-ba…
    - 5 days ago, 15 May 13, 9:32pm -
  • Int'l donors pledge $300 million-plus for Somalia - MiamiHerald.com

    Int'l donors pledge $300 million-plus for Somalia - MiamiHerald.com

    BBC NewsInt'l donors pledge $300 million-plus for SomaliaMiamiHerald.comLONDON -- International donors heeded warnings about the need for increased support for Somalia by pledging more than $300 million Tuesday toward bolstering security, justice and…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 1:49pm -
  • Somali Foreign Affairs Minister Aadan - Somalia Is Open for Business - AllAfrica.com
    Somali Foreign Affairs Minister Aadan - Somalia Is Open for BusinessAllAfrica.comSomalia's first woman Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Aadan spoke to Sabahi about the progress her ministry has achieved since s…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 11:11am -
  • Somalia is open for business, says president - Telegraph.co.uk

    Somalia is open for business, says president - Telegraph.co.uk

    Ghana Business NewsSomalia is open for business, says presidentTelegraph.co.ukSomali officials are expected to outline plans for Somalia's security forces, justice sector and other institutions, and agree with global partners on how they can back tho…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 11:02am -
  • A Bet on Peace for War-Torn Somalia - Wall Street Journal
    A Bet on Peace for War-Torn SomaliaWall Street JournalHis security company, Bancroft Global Development, has supported African troops since 2008 as they fought al-Shabaab, the Somali Islamic group tied to al Qaeda, which the U.S. views as a terrorist…
    - 24 days ago, 27 Apr 13, 2:38am -
  • Somali capital braces for business boom with improved security - Xinhua

    Somali capital braces for business boom with improved security - Xinhua

    IBTimes.co.ukSomali capital braces for business boom with improved securityXinhuaMOGADISHU, April 26 (Xinhua) -- There are signs businesses are getting a new lease of life in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The sheer numbers of newly-opened beauty parl…
    - 25 days ago, 26 Apr 13, 1:31pm -
  • In Somalia, women are going into business – and succeeding - Radio Netherlands

    In Somalia, women are going into business – and succeeding - Radio Netherlands

    Radio NetherlandsIn Somalia, women are going into business – and succeedingRadio NetherlandsA growing number of women in Somalia are going into business. And for some in the traditionally conservative Muslim country, this is an opportunity to attai…
    - 27 days ago, 24 Apr 13, 3:16am -
  • Somali Women Cashing in On Business - AllAfrica.com
    Somali Women Cashing in On BusinessAllAfrica.comMogadishu — In the Hamarweyne market, Mogadishu's largest, 24-year-old Maryama Yunis is finding success with her tiny cosmetic store. The young Somali entrepreneur has been in business for two years,…
    - 29 days ago, 22 Apr 13, 11:43am -
  • Somali Banking Starts From Ground Up - Wall Street Journal

    Somali Banking Starts From Ground Up - Wall Street Journal

    Wall Street JournalSomali Banking Starts From Ground UpWall Street JournalIn addition to stabilizing Somalia's currency, Mr. Omer aims to build the standard electronic payment systems that Somalia lacks. He also hopes to soon secure so-called Swift c…
    - 29 days ago, 22 Apr 13, 12:30am -

KENYA

  • newWhich way for Kenya's oil sector? - Capital FM Kenya

    Which way for Kenya's oil sector? - Capital FM Kenya

    Capital FM KenyaWhich way for Kenya's oil sector?Capital FM KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya, May 21 – The National Oil Corporation of Kenya has kicked off a series of stakeholder talks on the future of oil and gas exploration and production in Kenya. The talks…
    - 1 hour ago, 21 May 13, 8:14am -
  • newHeineken omits Kenya from new women's beer - Business Daily

    Heineken omits Kenya from new women's beer - Business Daily

    Business DailyHeineken omits Kenya from new women's beerBusiness DailyThe Dutch brewer, which set up in Kenya in 2011, says it will use Heineken beer brand to reduce the dominance of East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL), especially in the premium cat…
    - 14 hours ago, 20 May 13, 7:12pm -
  • newPortland stove startup to open office in Kenya - KATU

    Portland stove startup to open office in Kenya - KATU

    KATUPortland stove startup to open office in KenyaKATUBut it makes sense for EcoZoom to move overseas because the company's second office will be located in Nairobi, Kenya. EcoZoom, which has sold more than 70,000 cookstoves in 14 developing countrie…
    - 14 hours ago, 20 May 13, 7:03pm -

ETHIOPIA

  • newBig Business in Books - AllAfrica.com
    Big Business in BooksAllAfrica.comThe 26-year-old went for the roadside business five years ago, using savings of 1,180 Br from the cafe business. At 9am, on Tuesday May 14, 2013, he had already spread out some of his 118 books across a property wall…
    - 3 hours ago, 21 May 13, 6:02am -
  • newEthiopian coffee lab, METAD receives certification - Ghana Business News

    Ethiopian coffee lab, METAD receives certification - Ghana Business News

    Ghana Business NewsEthiopian coffee lab, METAD receives certificationGhana Business NewsCoffee The world's largest coffee trade association Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) has certified METAD /Kabu Coffee Quality Control Laboratory in…
    - 15 hours ago, 20 May 13, 5:55pm -
  • newEgyptian Business Delegation Visited Ethiopia - 2merkato - Ethiopian Business Portal
    Egyptian Business Delegation Visited Ethiopia2merkato - Ethiopian Business PortalEgyptian business delegation led by Ahmed Hendi, Executive Director of Egypt's Chemical and Fertilizer Export Council has visited Ethiopia. The visit is aimed to further…
    - 21 hours ago, 20 May 13, 12:44pm -

SUDAN - SOUTH SUDAN

  • newSaudi investor to delay Sudan farm project over dollar curbs - Ahram Online
    Saudi investor to delay Sudan farm project over dollar curbsAhram OnlineA Saudi firm will hold off its planned project in Sudan to produce wheat and other basic food items until the government eases a ban to repatriate profits, its head said on Monda…
    - 19 hours ago, 20 May 13, 2:10pm -
  • new24 killed in rebel vs army battle in South Sudan - Business Standard

    24 killed in rebel vs army battle in South Sudan - Business Standard

    The Nation24 killed in rebel vs army battle in South SudanBusiness StandardSouth Sudan's military spokesman says 24 people have been killed and dozens wounded during a battle between government troops and rebels who had overrun a town. Colonel Philip…
    - 21 hours ago, 20 May 13, 12:27pm -
  • Sudan to sell stakes in sugar plants - Independent Online
    Sudan to sell stakes in sugar plantsIndependent OnlineThe state-owned Sudanese Sugar Company is looking for partners in its Guneid, Halfa, Sennar and Assalaya plants, its director Bakr Mahjub told SUNA on Saturday, adding that the state would not com…
    - 1 day ago, 20 May 13, 6:05am -
  • Back in business - The Economist (blog)
    Back in businessThe Economist (blog)A PLUME of black smoke marked the resumption of South Sudan's main oil field on May 5th, after a 16-month hiatus. The Palouge oil field in the north-eastern state of Upper Nile, which accounts for 80% of the countr…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 12:15pm -
  • Strauss-Kahn in South Sudan to open bank - Capital FM Kenya
    Strauss-Kahn in South Sudan to open bankCapital FM KenyaJUBA , South Sudan, May 13 – Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrived in South Sudan Monday to open a bank, a rare public return to the financial world since a dramatic fall from grace…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 12:08pm -
  • Islamic body in Sudan calls on government to regulate massage business - Sudan Tribune
    Islamic body in Sudan calls on government to regulate massage businessSudan TribuneMay 11, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudan Scholar Council (SSC) has called upon authorities to strictly regulate the massage business claiming that some practitioners have…
    - 9 days ago, 12 May 13, 4:58am -
  • Sudan grants Iranian firm gold exploration licence: Media - Ahram Online

    Sudan grants Iranian firm gold exploration licence: Media - Ahram Online

    Trade ArabiaSudan grants Iranian firm gold exploration licence: MediaAhram OnlineTies between Sudan and Iran have come under scrutiny in recent months. Two Iranian navy ships visited Sudan in October, days after Sudan accused Israel of bombing a weap…
    - 13 days ago, 8 May 13, 3:56pm -
  • Sudan's Kenana Sugar plans JSE IPO - Independent Online

    Sudan's Kenana Sugar plans JSE IPO - Independent Online

    Independent OnlineSudan's Kenana Sugar plans JSE IPOIndependent OnlineKhartoum - Kenana Sugar, Sudan's biggest producer of the sweetener, said it plans to raise about $200 million (R1.81 billion) in an initial public offering in Johannesburg next yea…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 1:55pm -
  • Sudan's biggest sugar firm plans Joburg IPO - Independent Online

    Sudan's biggest sugar firm plans Joburg IPO - Independent Online

    Independent OnlineSudan's biggest sugar firm plans Joburg IPOIndependent OnlineKhartoum - Kenana, Sudan's biggest sugar producer, plans to more than triple its ethanol output within two years to become a major biofuel exporter and intends to make a s…
    - 25 days ago, 26 Apr 13, 1:31pm -
  • Sudan's currency rises on oil deal - Independent Online

    Sudan's currency rises on oil deal - Independent Online

    Independent OnlineSudan's currency rises on oil dealIndependent OnlineCompanies operating in Sudan include cellphone operators MTN and Zain, airlines such as Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, and Gulf-based banks. Analysts blamed currency losses in the…
    - 27 days ago, 24 Apr 13, 3:17pm -

UGANDA

  • Uganda: Scandals mar junior oil sector - Independent Online
    Uganda: Scandals mar junior oil sectorIndependent OnlineBSG Resources, the mining arm of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz's business empire, has called on former British prime minister Tony Blair to help secure the release of two employees arrested…
    - 1 day ago, 20 May 13, 6:05am -
  • Politics, bribery charges swirls around Ugandan oil - Independent Online

    Politics, bribery charges swirls around Ugandan oil - Independent Online

    Independent OnlinePolitics, bribery charges swirls around Ugandan oilIndependent OnlineUganda, which has confirmed oil deposits of about 3.5 billion barrels, wants to extract at least 1.2 billion barrels over the next three decades. That figure could…
    - 2 days ago, 19 May 13, 9:06am -
  • Uganda, South Korea Sign Pact - AllAfrica.com
    Uganda, South Korea Sign PactAllAfrica.comThis was during the business forum organized to mark the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Korea-Uganda diplomatic ties, promoting investment and trade with Uganda and South Sudan. Lee Dong-Geun, the head o…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 12:06pm -
  • IMF Says Low Inflation in Uganda Spurs Business Confidence - AllAfrica.com
    IMF Says Low Inflation in Uganda Spurs Business ConfidenceAllAfrica.comKampala — Uganda's low inflation and signs the economy is gaining momentum are boosting business confidence, and growth could reach 6-7 percent in the medium term despite the lo…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 11:43am -
  • Uganda cricket team to train in Sri Lanka - Business Standard
    Uganda cricket team to train in Sri LankaBusiness StandardUganda's national cricket team has been invited for a tour to Sri Lanka after the east African nation put up an impressive show at the just concluded World Cricket League Division III in Bermu…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 1:18pm -
  • Uganda: Insurance regulator urges government to insure assets - Business Insurance
    Uganda: Insurance regulator urges government to insure assetsBusiness InsuranceThe Ugandan insurance regulator has urged the government to secure insurance for government assets, such as ministries, as damages or losses to these assets would mean los…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 11:07am -
  • Uganda's Richest Man To Spend $2 Million On Daughter's Wedding - Forbes
    Uganda's Richest Man To Spend $2 Million On Daughter's WeddingForbesMeera is believed to be the tycoon's favourite child, so much that he has named a number of his business concerns after her. Meera Investments, his property holding company, owns ove…
    - 8 days ago, 13 May 13, 10:01am -

TANZANIA

  • newState Pledges Support for Daily News, TBC - AllAfrica.com
    State Pledges Support for Daily News, TBCAllAfrica.comShe said TSN has reached an agreement with Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) for a joint venture to redevelop a piece of land located at plot number 27 in Dodoma Central Business…
    - 5 hours ago, 21 May 13, 4:20am -
  • newTanzania sets date for gas and oil bids - African Business Review

    Tanzania sets date for gas and oil bids - African Business Review

    IPPmediaTanzania sets date for gas and oil bidsAfrican Business ReviewTanzania will open bids for gas and oil exploratory licences in May next year once it has been revealed by the Minister for Energy and Minerals, Prof Sospeter Muhongo. The date for…
    - 24 hours ago, 20 May 13, 9:32am -
  • Launch of 4G a 'major milestone' for Tanzania, says Smile - BDlive

    Launch of 4G a 'major milestone' for Tanzania, says Smile - BDlive

    MyBroadbandLaunch of 4G a 'major milestone' for Tanzania, says SmileBDliveSMILE Communications Tanzania, a subsidiary of Johannesburg-based Smile Telecoms Holdings, said on Friday it had launched the long-term evolution (LTE) service, commonly called…
    - 1 day ago, 20 May 13, 6:03am -
  • Mara Gets New Tour Operating Company - AllAfrica.com
    Mara Gets New Tour Operating CompanyAllAfrica.comThe Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA), has welcomed the establishment of a tour operating company in Tarime District, predicting that the initiative would play a significan…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 6:48am -
  • 4G LTE Technology to Transform Business - AllAfrica.com
    4G LTE Technology to Transform BusinessAllAfrica.comBut what is true and actually possible - and what is only big words and pipedreams of marketing companies and tech-geeks? In an effort to describe some of the real-world benefits that businesses in…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 11:18am -
  • Tanzania to offer seven oil, gas exploration blocks in October - Business Daily

    Tanzania to offer seven oil, gas exploration blocks in October - Business Daily

    Business DailyTanzania to offer seven oil, gas exploration blocks in OctoberBusiness DailyAn oil company's offshore platform. Tanzania plans to offer seven deep offshore blocks and one onshore block in October for oil and gas exploration. Photo/ ...…
    - 6 days ago, 15 May 13, 8:43am -
  • Tanzanian At the Final of Africa Business Reporting Awards 2013 - AllAfrica.com
    Tanzanian At the Final of Africa Business Reporting Awards 2013AllAfrica.comA YOUNG and upcoming Tanzanian journalist, Veneranda Sumila is among finalists in this year's Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards 2013. Sumila from Mwananchi Communicatio…
    - 7 days ago, 14 May 13, 4:55am -
  • Campaigning Is Serious Business! - AllAfrica.com
    Campaigning Is Serious Business!AllAfrica.comTanzania: Campaigning Is Serious Business! By Anthony Tambwe, 12 May 2013. WE all know that animals have a very funny streak in them, which makes them unique in a special way. Be it a tiger in the jungle o…
    - 9 days ago, 12 May 13, 6:36am -
  • Business Decline At Dar Bourse - AllAfrica.com
    Business Decline At Dar BourseAllAfrica.comTanzania: Business Decline At Dar Bourse. 7 May 2013. BUSINESS at the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) declined last week with a turnover levels of 989m/- compared to 2.98bn/- of the previous session. Desp…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 11:38am -
  • HMRC to help Ethiopia and Tanzania collect taxes - The Guardian

    HMRC to help Ethiopia and Tanzania collect taxes - The Guardian

    The GuardianHMRC to help Ethiopia and Tanzania collect taxesThe Guardian... will say HMRC will work with both Ethiopian and Tanzanian tax authorities to undertake a health check to look at the structure of their revenue authorities, their potential t…
    - 14 days ago, 7 May 13, 5:59am -

RWANDA

  • newRwanda: RRA Busts City Tax Mafia - AllAfrica.com
    Rwanda: RRA Busts City Tax MafiaAllAfrica.comGiven that it takes just a few hours to register a business in Rwanda, it is very easy for the tax mafia to set up a phoney company which officially belongs to some puppets of the crooks who actually run t…
    - 6 hours ago, 21 May 13, 2:57am -
  • newWBDC CEO helps brings some 'Sweet Dreams' to strife-torn Rwanda - The Advocate
    WBDC CEO helps brings some 'Sweet Dreams' to strife-torn RwandaThe AdvocateThat was a major task for Fran Pastore, CEO of the Stamford-based Women's Business Development Council, when she was part of a group that visited Butare, Rwanda, in 2010 to he…
    - 11 hours ago, 20 May 13, 10:07pm -
  • newProtesters Greet Rwanda's President During B-School Visit - Businessweek (blog)

    Protesters Greet Rwanda's President During B-School Visit - Businessweek (blog)

    News Of Rwanda GroupProtesters Greet Rwanda's President During B-School VisitBusinessweek (blog)Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who has been accused of human rights violations, drew protesters over the weekend during his visit to University of Oxford'…
    - 13 hours ago, 20 May 13, 8:13pm -
  • newDiaspora Can Help Fuel Rwanda's Technology and Digital Ambitions - AllAfrica.com
    Diaspora Can Help Fuel Rwanda's Technology and Digital AmbitionsAllAfrica.comAS RWANDA Day 2013 comes to London for the first time, let me take this opportunity to talk about the role that the Rwandan business community in the diaspora can play by em…
    - 21 hours ago, 20 May 13, 11:49am -
  • World Information Society Day - ICT Brings a Bag of Pros and Cons - AllAfrica.com
    World Information Society Day - ICT Brings a Bag of Pros and ConsAllAfrica.comThe information and telecommunication technology sector is believed to improve business transactions and communication in society, but Rwandans say the new technology tools…
    - 1 day ago, 20 May 13, 9:04am -
  • More Women Utilising Banks - Report - AllAfrica.com
    More Women Utilising Banks - ReportAllAfrica.comDoreen Mabethi, the Branding and Communications Manager at Ecobank, said that many Rwandan women are active in business even on small scale basis. She said that more women now have side businesses such…
    - 1 day ago, 20 May 13, 5:48am -
  • Rwanda and the New Lions of Africa - Wall Street Journal

    Rwanda and the New Lions of Africa - Wall Street Journal

    Wall Street JournalRwanda and the New Lions of AfricaWall Street JournalWe have decentralized the state, reformed our business sector and strengthened our institutions. But we have also invested in health care, agriculture and education. As a result,…
    - 2 days ago, 19 May 13, 7:52pm -
  • Rwanda aims high - BBC News
    Rwanda aims highBBC News... the genocide which tore the country apart, Rwanda is making a comeback. We hear from the country's finance minister, who says their determination to become a middle income country is paying off. Also, a year since Facebook…
    - 3 days ago, 17 May 13, 10:29pm -
  • Oxford University's business school faces protests over visit by Rwanda ... - The Independent

    Oxford University's business school faces protests over visit by Rwanda ... - The Independent

    The IndependentOxford University's business school faces protests over visit by Rwanda ...The IndependentOxford University's prestigious business school has been dragged into a row over plans to present the president of Rwanda with a student award fo…
    - 4 days ago, 17 May 13, 4:25pm -
  • BNR Orders Probe Into Diamond Holiday Business - AllAfrica.com
    BNR Orders Probe Into Diamond Holiday BusinessAllAfrica.comThe National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has asked police to conduct investigations into the activities of Diamond Holiday Travel (DHT), a Hong Kong based company engaged in pyramid business in Rwan…
    - 5 days ago, 16 May 13, 7:49am -

DJIBOUTI

ERITREA

  • newEritrea: Yes, there is much to celebrate! - New Europe
    Eritrea: Yes, there is much to celebrate!New EuropeAn article by Dr. Nicolas Beger, Director of Amnesty International's (AI), European Institutions Office, entitled “from hell to hell: Eritreans at home and abroad” appeared on New Europe, 5-11 Ma…
    - 34 mins ago, 21 May 13, 8:44am -
  • newMestawat Tufa & Zersenay Tadese set course records at Gifu Seiryu Half-Marathon - EthioSports

    Mestawat Tufa & Zersenay Tadese set course records at Gifu Seiryu Half-Marathon - EthioSports

    EthioSportsMestawat Tufa & Zersenay Tadese set course records at Gifu Seiryu Half-MarathonEthioSportsEritrea's Zersenay Tadese and Ethiopia's Mestawet Tufa set new course records when winning at the third edition of the Naoko Takahashi Cup / Gifu Sei…
    - 20 hours ago, 20 May 13, 1:45pm -
  • International Day of Museum Observed - AllAfrica.com
    International Day of Museum ObservedAllAfrica.comEritrea: International Day of Museum Observed. 19 May 2013. Asmara — Mr. Worede Ande, head of Administration and Finance of the National Museum, expressed that the National Museum is striving towards…
    - 1 day ago, 20 May 13, 7:02am -

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