Motocross takes on a regional track With insecurity issues out of the way, Ugandan rider Maxime Van Pee beat Kenya’s Ivan Guya at their last meeting.
Rwanda, DRC reduce list of commonly traded goods Powder milk, tobacco and timber removed from list of goods that enjoyed tax exemption.
20-year pact failed to boost efficiency Many critics have viewed the Kenya Airways/KLM partnership with doubt, partly blaming the latter for encroaching on KQ’s lucrative African routes in East and West Africa.
Regional entrepreneurs in big win with $1b deals for youth, women The US also announced a two year, $50 million pilot programme that will support smaller earlier stage companies that generate positive social impact.
Training declared a major way forward in nurturing start-ups Lack of access to funding, training and networks are the key challenges African entrepreneurs are facing, limiting their ability to compete globally
KAYUMBA: Armed liberators may not bring democracy but produce activists Former members of a dominant party who abandon it to join the opposition are normally better equipped to withstand the subsequent state persecution.
Deadline looms for Comesa to ease travel rules The free movement of people is expected to boost trade in east, central and southern Africa.
Top projects on Africa’s longest river Dams, irrigation and energy projects top the list of ventures identified by the Nile Basin Initiative as necessary to improve the lives of thousands of individuals.
Africa to benefit from China’s push for yuan as global reserve currency Trade between China and Africa is expected to hit $385 billion by the end of 2015, creating demand for cross-border yuan settlements.
Will ‘elitist’ game finally catch on? Lawn bowling has long been perceived as a sport for the old and rich.
