Tanzania’s vision is to be a global food supplier and the market leader in agro-industrialization in Africa. She said the achievement would be realized. Dar es SalaamTanzania’s Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade, has called for concerted public and private sector actions to make Tanzania the centre of Africa and the world food trade. The minister, Dr Ashatu Kijaji,…
Summary In 2020, another Simanjiro small -scale miner Saniniu Laizer became a shilling billionaire after he sold two Tanzanite stones valued at Sh7.7 billion. Dar es Salaam. Simanjiro miner Anselim Kawishe has become a billionaire thanks to two Tanzanite gemstones that were valued at Sh2.2 billion ($1million). One of the stones, weighing 3.74Kg was valued at Sh1.5bn and the…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged $30 billion in an effort to counter China’s influence on the continent as Tunisia hosted the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development. Speaking virtually Saturday to a conference in Tunis focused on Japanese investment in Africa’s development, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged $30 billion (€30.1 billion) over three years in…
“A Cecafa title, Most Valuable Player award and playing in CAF Champions League. It is God.” These were the sentiments of Harambee Starlets midfielder Vivian Corazone moments after lifting the Cecafa Women Club Championship to help Simba Queens qualify for the Caf Women Champions League. The overjoyed Aquino lifted the prestigious regional trophy after netting the lone goal via…
A high-level group of eminent African jurists has arrived in Kenya to observe the proceedings of the 2022 presidential petitions at the Supreme Court. They are all members of the Africa Judges and Jurists Forum. The mission is headed by Mohammed Chande Othman, the retired chief justice of Tanzania. Others include Justice Lilian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza of the Supreme Court of…
New $5.5 million collaboration with e-GUIDE and Atlas AI launches in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda to catalyze investment in agriculture, energy, and transportation infrastructure NEW YORK and NAIROBI /PRNewswire/ — The Rockefeller Foundation announced a new $5.5 million collaboration with e-GUIDE and Atlas AI to accelerate economic development and promote climate resilient infrastructure investment across sub-Saharan Africa. Leveraging…
UKEREWE is the largest island in Lake Victoria and the largest inland island in Africa, with an area of approximately 530 square kilometre. Ukerewe Island is situated in the Ukerewe District, nearly 50 km north of Mwanza to which it is linked by ferry, and it takes 3 to 4 hours to travel. Ukerewe Island is situated 45 km…
In a legal notice signed by the EAC Council of Ministers chair Betty Maina, the companies can now import, at zero percent for a year, raw materials and inputs for the manufacture of wire products Tanzanian companies have been granted exemption on imported products that attract 35 percent duty, barely a month after the EAC Common External Tariff came…
Leaders from Japan and African nations on Sunday said the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine has caused a food crisis on the fast-growing continent, without referring to Moscow by name. “We underscore with deep concern the negative socio-economic impact of this (Ukraine) crisis, which has created food insecurity in Africa in the challenging context” of the post-COVID era, the…
ANGOLA’S just-ended elections will go down the annals of history for the chastening defeat of the ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the capital Luanda. The disgrace ends MPLA’S almost five-decade stranglehold. By ceding some control to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), MPLA has joined a growing trend in the…
The ceremony is taking place in the capital Luanda on what would have been dos Santos’s 80th birthday, and comes days after his party, the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), saw its worst results at the polls in the most hotly contested elections since independence. LUANDA – Angolans and a dozen African leaders, including South Africa’s…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held extensive talks with his visiting Tanzanian counterpart Stergomena Lawrence Tax to boost bilateral military-to-military cooperation in sync with India’s broader priority to deepen strategic ties with Africa. In the discussions, the two defence ministers also explored new avenues for defence and industrial cooperation to further strengthen bilateral engagements, officials said. Following the talks, Singh…
Cape Town – The ANC has conveyed its congratulations to the people of Angola for staging peaceful general elections this week, as results slowly begin to trickle in, two days after voting took place on Wednesday. The ANC congratulated it’s ‘sister party’, the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), which looks set to win the elections, according…
Most people agree that it’s vital to grow old healthily. In Africa, healthy life expectancy has increased by ten years — more than anywhere else. DW explores the reasons for this and examines how the trend can continue. The “Margaret Kenyatta” mother-and-child hospital wing in Nakuru, Kenya is the country’s second-largest maternity ward. It boasts around 250 beds, where…
An August 18 high-level ministerial meeting convened by the Chinese government as part of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation has failed to deliver a date for return to China of thousands of African students who were studying in the country, prior to the Covid-19 outbreak 2020. During the ministerial virtual conference hosted by the Chinese ministry of Foreign Affairs…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is set to promise some $30 billion in aid for African development at a conference to be held in Tunisia this weekend, the Sankei Shimbun daily reported on Friday. The aid, which will centre around developing human resources in order to promote economic growth, will be announced at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development…
The death toll in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has reached more than 300, after devastating floods wreaked havoc in the area. A state of disaster has been declared in the area, after some areas saw months worth of rain fall in one day. Officials have called it “one of the worst weather storms in the history of…
Besides pursuing concrete investment projects and running joint business with local partners, the United Kingdom now plans to considerably cut taxes from around 99% of goods imported from Africa. At least after its historic UK-Africa Investment Summit held in January 2020, UK has increased its support for business on the continent – a step that aims at strengthening aspects…
Access to more and cleaner energy while continuing to grow economically will be a top priority for African nations in the upcoming United Nations climate conference in November, top officials and climate experts on the continent said. In Kenya’s semi-arid Makueni County, 50-year-old Purity Kinyili used to spend most of her time traveling for water and firewood to sustain…
When Serena Williams walks out onto the courts of Flushing Meadows at the US Open next week, what appears to be her farewell from tennis will be keenly felt in Africa. Since the 40-year-old turned professional in 1995, winning her first Grand Slam trophy four years later, both Serena and her older sister Venus have become iconic figures. “Serena…
China, Africa’s largest bilateral lender, waived debt owed by 17 countries in the continent for 23 interest-free loans that were due in 2021. The context of the latest relief reinforces China’s intention for Africa to consider the Asian power its preferred long-term development partner, especially “in the face of the various forms of hegemonic and bullying practices,” Wang Yi,…
Summary Ethiopian Airlines has suspended both the pilots while the concerned crew has been removed from the operations until the investigation is over Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airlines, has suspended two pilots who apparently fell asleep and missed the landing during a flight from Sudan to Ethiopia. The incident took place onboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 enroute from…
On March 8, nearly two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, Taisiia Mokrozub took her infant son, parted from her husband and joined an exodus to safety in Poland On March 8, nearly two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, Taisiia Mokrozub took her infant son, parted from her husband and joined an exodus to safety in Poland. She believed the…
Tanzania: China’s largest ever foreign aid project in Africa, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (Tazara), will be rebuilt with assistance from China.The Chinese embassy in Zambia announced that the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation has been chosen to conduct a feasibility study on the project.Chinese ambassador to Lusaka Du Xiaohui said, “China is making every effort to prepare for the reactivation…
As Egypt prepares to expand to serve a population over 20 million, the Cairo metro has recruited Egypt’s first female train drivers, a novelty in a country where few women have formal jobs. Since April, commuters on the network’s newest line have seen women take the controls in the driver’s cab, with reactions ranging from raised eyebrows to outright…
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga will challenge the results of this month’s presidential election in the Supreme Court on Monday, his legal team said, the latest twist in a political clash that has gripped East Africa’s powerhouse. “Yes we shall,” lawyer Paul Mwangi replied to a Reuters query by text. Last week the election commissioner…
Since the beginning of August, almost 150 blazes have destroyed hundreds of hectares (acres) of forest in Africa’s largest country. ALGIERS – Wildfires which killed at least 38 people and left a trail of destruction in northeastern Algeria this week have now been contained, a civil defence official told AFP on Friday. “All of the fires have been completely…
Flight ET343 was travelling from Khartoum to Addis Ababa on August 15 It was a miraculous landing for Flight ET343 travelling from Khartoum to Addis Ababa on August 15 when the two pilots flying it fell asleep at 37,000 feet and missed their landing. The incident took place on Monday, according to Aviation Herald, which added that the Air…
Joburg – In all aspects of society, there are phenomenal women who are making a difference in the lives of those around them while also striving to new heights. This Women’s Month, The Saturday Star will be profiling some of the nation’s leading ladies. Yvonne Chaka Chaka is an internationally recognised South African singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, humanitarian and…
Training and Consulting company, Sycamore Consult Limited, has organized a conference where participants will be acquainted with methods and skills on wealth creation. According to Mwawi John Makwakwa who is the Chief Executive Officer for Sycamore Consult Limited, this day long conference will be held on 31st August, 2022 at Bingu International Conference Centre, Umodzi Park Presidential Hotel in…
A visiting U.S. senator says he has encouraged Kenya’s outgoing president to participate in a “peaceful transition of power” amid the latest election crisis in East Africa’s most stable democracy. “I’ll let the president speak for himself, but that was certainly a hope I expressed today,” Sen. Chris Coons told The Associated Press after his meeting with President Uhuru…
Aspen Pharmacare mulls switch to other manufacturing efforts Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine manufacture, Aspen Pharmacare of South Africa, has been hit by a serious slump in orders that threatens its future. Aspen Pharmacare is producing, pricing and selling its own branded version of the Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, dubbed Aspenovax. The partnership agreement between Aspen Pharmacare and J&J…
xclusive Networks Africa, which represents the continental arm of this global, trusted cyber security specialist for digital infrastructure, is continuing its expansion into Africa, building presence within the sub-Saharan region in recent months, including the opening of a formal office in Lagos, Nigeria. This adds to the existing offices in South Africa, Kenya and Mauritius. Because Africa is seen…
He has been spending the Formula One summer break ‘tracing his roots’. And on Wednesday, Lewis Hamilton shared a selection of stunning snaps and videos of his recent travels in Africa as he remarked that ‘I’m not the same man I was before this trip.’ In a inspiring post reflecting on his poignant journey to ‘connect to his history’…
Tanzania has announced the beginning of a project to provide high-speed internet service to the slopes of the tallest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro High-speed internet connection is enabled at Africa’s tallest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro standing at roughly 5,900 metres above sea level under Tanzania’s broadband initiative through a state-run telecoms company. Nape Nnauye, the Minister of Information, Communication &…
With malaria one of the biggest killers of children under 5, the world’s first vaccine against a parasite is a major breakthrough for child health. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has awarded a contract for the first ever supply of a malaria vaccine to pharmaceutical company – GSK – with a value of up to U.S.$170 million. The…
The rich continue to get richer while the poor remain poor as CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe this week launched arguably the biggest competition in terms of financial rewards. The CAF Super league will feature 24 rich clubs from 16 countries. Already there is talk of the league further widening the gap between the rich and poor clubs. The…
Tanzania dramatically increases its irrigation budget to stay the top regional food exporter. FacebookTwitterEmailShare Tanzania’s FY 2022/2023 budget has allocated Shs 420 billion (USD 181 million) for the construction of irrigation schemes infrastructure, about an 805 per cent increase compared with the Sh46.5 billion (USD 20 million) set aside in FY 2021/2022. By Anthony Muchoki As food systems and…
Summary Writing on her verified Twitter account, President Samia said Tanzania and Kenya will work together and strengthen historically ties. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has sent a congratulatory message to the people of Kenya for conducting a peaceful general election held on August 9 that made William Ruto the president elect. Writing on her verified Twitter account, President Samia…
Deputy President William who vied for the top job on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party ticket was leading on Monday morning even as the electoral commission prepared to announce the final results. Based on tallies so far released by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Ruto was ahead of his main competitor Raila Odinga of the Azimio…
Improved agriculture business enabling environment needed for faster agro-industrialisation uptake Dar es Salaam, 07/08/2022 Tanzania under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan has placed agriculture at the top of the agenda, thus it’s paramount for the ongoing efforts toward the implementation of the Tanzania Agro-industries Development Flagship (TAIDF) to be hastened, according to Dr Barney Laseko, a policy…
Businesses in Africa need to be more serious about doing business in Africa. This, for Ivorian businessman Boris Konan, is the best solution to building a more prosperous Africa. Konan, who was born and raised in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, is a serial entrepreneur. He created his first company (that developed websites), while still a student in France, where he…
The Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA) has announced the 2022 edition’s Top 15 applicants. The outstanding women agripreneurs were selected by a panel of independent judges under three categories; Outstanding Value-adding Enterprise, Female Ag Tech Innovator, and Young Female Agripreneur (Rising Star). The selected Top applicants are from nine African countries: Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria,…