Kenya
Vai alla Scheda Paese »There comes a time when the nation is more important than an individual.
— George Saitoti
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Kenya: New Rules Allow More Foreign Investors in The Country
[Nation] The government has ratified new rules allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in establishment of special economic zones (SEZ) where products will be manufactured for the export market.
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A planned family for a better life
“In Kenya, one in five girls is pregnant or two out of five girls already has children. I was the same, I got pregnant at 19 years old, my parents shut me out and my partner passed away after I got pregnant. Life was very difficult,” says Ann Mitu, a ...
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Panasonic to sell smartphones in five developing countries
Panasonic Corp. will start selling low-priced smartphones for consumers this autumn in five developing countries, including Kenya and Myanmar, according to informed sources. The other three countries are Ghana, Nigeria and Bangladesh. Prices are expected to be around ¥10,000. The major electronics maker once designed and produced smartphones for sale ...
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Kenya: Wang Yi Holds Talks With Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed Jibril of Kenya
[Focac] On August 10, 2016 local time, Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed Jibril of Kenya in Nairobi.
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Africa: Wang Yi - China-Built Railways Have Become a Splendid Namecard of China-Africa Production Capacity Cooperation
[Focac] On August 10, 2016 local time, during the joint press conference in Nairobi with Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed Jibril of Kenya after their talks, Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed that in the series of outcomes from China-Kenya cooperation, the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway(SGR) to be completed next year, which ...
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UNHCR seeks extra $115 million to facilitate refugee returns from Kenya
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, YemenAdditional funds needed to ensure a safe, dignified, voluntary return and sustainable reintegration of the approximately 400,000 Somali refugees from Kenya. INTRODUCTION More than 2 million Somalis continue to endure protracted situations of displacement, which have lasted for more than two ...
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Dull disasters: How planning ahead will make a difference
Source: World Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Country: WorldInsights can lead to practical ways in which governments, civil society, private firms, and organizations can work together to reduce the risks to people and economies when a disaster looms. In recent years, typhoons have struck the Philippines and Vanuatu; earthquakes have ...
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UNHCR requests additonal funding for voluntary return, reintegration of Somali refugees from Dadaab camp
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Kenya, SomaliaThe Supplementary Appeal of US$115 million will go toward activities such as relocation of Somali and other refugees from Dadaab to Kakuma, and voluntary return of Somali refugees to Somalia. UNHCR appeals for additional $115 million for voluntary return, reintegration of Somali refugees from ...
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East Africa: East Africa Records Highest Share of FDI Across Africa - Study
[Capital FM] Nairobi -East Africa recorded the highest share of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) across Africa, achieving 26.3 percent of total projects.
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Committee aims to boost Thai-Kenyan cooperation
Thailand and Kenya have agreed to set up a joint trade and investment committee, with Thailand expecting to boost rice exports and investment in fisheries on the Kenyan coast.
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How to solve Somalia's refugee and IDP crisis
Source: Peace Direct Country: Kenya, SomaliaThe Somali refugees and IDPs, born and raised in camps and settlements, continue to struggle with normalising their status and integrating with the host community.A combination of human and natural disasters has generated a repeated wave of refugees in Somalia. Abdiwahab M. Ali and Badra Yusuf ...
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South Africa: Minister Rob Davies Receives Global Investment Promotion Agency Award
[SA Govt] InvestSA wins the Global Investment Promotion Award for Excellence in Partnering for Investment Promotion at the UNCTAD Investment Promotion Awards 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya
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14th session of UNCTAD: Belaïb outlines Algeria's development programme
ALGIERS –Minister of Commerce Bakhti Belaïb outlined Tuesday in Nairobi the main lines of Algeria development programme, stressing that the programme is designed to create diversified economy free from dependency on hydrocarbons, said a ministry communiqué. Speaking during the 14th session of the UN Conference on Trade and Development ...
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Belaib, US senior official examine economic cooperation
ALGIERS- Minister of Trade Bakhti Belaïb met, Tuesday in Kenya's Nairobi, US Department of State Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Kurt Tong, said the Trade Ministry in a communiqué. The discussions, held on the sidelines of the 14th session of the United Nations Conference for ...
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Six richest countries host about nine per cent of refugees – Oxfam
Source: Oxfam Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, China, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Somalia, South Africa, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, World, YemenIn sharp contrast, Jordan, Turkey, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Pakistan and Lebanon host more ...
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CS Amina Mohamed Clarifies Kenya-Ethiopia Pipeline Deal
[Nation] Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed has moved to clarify the agreement Kenya signed with Ethiopia following confusing statements that the two countries agreed to construct an oil pipeline.
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Poland on economic mission to east Africa
Poland’s deputy development minister is travelling on a business mission to Kenya and Tanzania next week.
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Africa: Young Entrepreneurs Compete in Africa
[Daily News] Ten young entrepreneurs representing five countries, Tanzania among them, have entered into final round of the highly competitive Africa Business Idea Cup (ABIC) for 2016. Other countries having representatives in the final include Kenya, Rwanda, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
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Poland on economic mission to southeastern Africa
Poland’s deputy development minister is travelling on a business mission to Kenya and Tanzania next week.
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South Sudan conflict lays bare regional failures
Source: Amnesty International Country: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, ZimbabweAmnesty urges the African Union, ahead of its 27th summit, to address the growing repression of dissent, attacks on civil society, human rights defenders and political opponents.As a renewal of violence in South Sudan ...
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East Africa: East Africa Loses U.S $2 Billion in Generous Tax Incentives to Investors Every Year
[East African] Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda are losing about $2 billion in revenue every year to foreign investors through generous tax incentives.