Africa Matters

Kenya to hold 6TH Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) SUMMIT

The Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) Summit will be held at Kenyatta International Convention Center in Nairobi, Kenya on 27th -28th August 2016. This will be the first time TICAD is being held in Africa since its inception in 1993. Dar Es Salaam, Aug 27, 2016/- The decision to host TICAD VI Summit in Africa…

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Dr Reginald Mengi’s summon before the high court: He is not director, shareholder of the principal party in the case (KM Prospecting Limited)

When we received a copy of the judgment we discovered that the judgment had no date. In law a judgment that is not dated is not a judgment at all. In other words it is invalid and it cannot be appealed against and the other side cannot execute such a judgment. STATEMENT BY DEOGRATIAS RINGIA ADVOCATE REGARDING NEWS BEING…

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Tanzania: AGRA seeks more technology adoption to increase agriculture output

“Tanzania is a priority country for AGRA. Since 2006, AGRA has funded 96 grants to support agriculture valued at over USD 51m” Mbeya, August 7, 2016 The Alliance for A Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has called for greater adoption of technology in agriculture for smallholder farmers for assurance of continued national food security and surplus production for the…

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Dar to become EA regional hub for commodity market

  Tanzania Commodity Exchange (TCX) is set to make Tanzania a hub for commodity trading in East African region that will involve setting up exchange associations and fostering relationships with International agencies. Commodity Exchanges integrates functioning of several key components of agriculture trade namely farmers, traders to services like Warehouse and Warehouse receipt system. It brings in standardization of…

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