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Vai alla Scheda Paese »There comes a time when the nation is more important than an individual.
— George Saitoti
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Muted cheers mark South Sudan’s fifth birthday, with millions displaced
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Kenya, South SudanSouth Sudan has spent much of its short life at war with itself. Some 2.4 million people fled their homes in fear, before an August 2015 peace deal ended the major offensives.Some are going home, but over 2.4 million South Sudanese will ...
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Kenya: China, Kenya to Forge Closer Partnership
[Focac] Beijing -Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao met with Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto here on Wednesday, vowing to build China-Kenya ties into a new model of China-Africa win-win cooperation and common development.
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The mental health impact of South Sudan’s conflict
Source: Amnesty International Country: South SudanAmnesty documented the psychological impact of mass killings, rape, torture, abductions, and a case of forced cannibalism on the survivors and witnesses of these crimes. South Sudan: Devastating impact of war on mental health must be addressed People forced to eat human flesh and to disembowel dead bodies ...
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‘Trade with Israel good for business and spiritual nourishment’
“We Christians in Kenya have a lot of attachment to Israel, and that helps in wanting to do business with the country,”
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East Africa: More Private Equity Deals Expected in East Africa
[Citizen] Nairobi -Private equity (PE) firms expect to increase their investments in East Africa in the next 12 months as they look for opportunities to deploy recently raised funds.
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Africa: Japan, Africa Eye Stronger Trade Ties
[Citizen] Tokyo -About 150 Japanese companies are expected to participate and extend their businesses in Africa during the sixth Japan and Africa summit set for August in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Tanzania: Japan, Africa Eye Stronger Trade Ties
[Citizen] Tokyo -About 150 Japanese companies are expected to participate and extend their businesses in Africa during the sixth Japan and Africa summit set for August in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Scoperto un grande giacimento di elio in Tanzania.
Scoperto un grande giacimento di elio in Tanzania. L’elemento chimico è usato nelle macchine mri per la diagnostica medica, nei sistemi di monitoraggio delle radiazioni, nella siderurgia e in altre applicazioni. Attualmente il mercato registra una penuria e il giacimento trovato nella Rift Valley rappresenta una svolta. In genere l’elio viene ...
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East Africa: Regional Business Body Wants Kenya to Compensate Rwandese, Ugandan Investors
[Daily News] The East African Business Council (EABC) demands Kenya to compensate Uganda and Rwanda traders whose properties worth over $47 million were destroyed during the 2008 post-election chaos.
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Kenya Signs Oil Pipeline Deal With Ethiopia
[East African] Kenya has inked a deal with Ethiopia to construct a crude oil pipeline to run from the coastal town of Lamu to Addis Ababa months after Uganda chose to export her oil through Tanzania
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Floods subside in Somalia but impact remains
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: SomaliaNearly 70 per cent of the 70,000 people affected by flooding have begun to return to their homes but some remain displaced as their shelters have been destroyed or remain waterlogged. HIGHLIGHTS Floods subside in Belet Weyne but impact remains Cholera outbreak continues Gu rainy ...
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How investors see South Africa: lots of potential, not worth the hassle
SA is seen as a difficult place to do business, with Kenya and Nigeria increasingly viewed as more favourable destinations, writes Desné Masie
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A record 65 million people displaced at the end of 2015
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, YemenConflict and persecution caused global forced displacement to escalate sharply, reaching the highest level ever recorded and ...
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Success treating severe malaria in Nigeria
Source: Malaria Consortium Country: NigeriaMalaria is a serious public health concern in Nigeria, accounting for 30 percent of all childhood deaths and 25 percent of deaths in children under one year of age.Abuja, Nigeria 15th June 2016 - “Mortality rates in those states where we ran our severe malaria project fell ...
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East Africa: Tanzania and Kenya Nod to Key Regional Trade Bill
[Citizen] Arusha -In an apparent political will to spur intraregional trade, Tanzania and Kenya have assented to the East African Community (EAC) Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade Bill, 2015.
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UNHCR report sees 2017 resettlement needs at 1.19 million
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Afghanistan, Australia, Bhutan, Burundi, Canada, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United ...
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18 Ott Bathroom & Kitchen 2016 - Kenya
Bathroom & kitchen 2016, che si terrà a Nairobi presso il Kenyatta International Convetion Centre, dal 18 al 20 ottobre 2016, fornisce un'opportunità unica per espandere la rete aziendale in una delle zone più sorprendente per le destinazioni d'affari. L'esposizione internazionale, dei prodotti per bagno e cucina, attirerà espositori provenienti da ...
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Somalia: 30,000 people in need of food and safe drinking water after flooding
Source: International Committee of the Red Cross Country: SomaliaFloods in Beletweyne further displace people in a region already hosting 31,000 displaced, the majority of whom fled conflict in the neighboring districts of Jalalqsi and Bulle Burte.Nairobi (ICRC) - Flooding in Beletweyne, Somalia has displaced tens of thousands of people who are ...
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East Africa: EAC 2016/17 Budgets Prioritise Infrastructure, Energy Sectors
[New Times] East African Community (EAC) member states have prioritised development expenditure as countries look to further strengthen the growth agenda of the regional economies. In the national budget estimates presented yesterday, the regional bloc's biggest economy Kenya will be spending $22.8 billion, Tanzania $13.5 billion, and Uganda $12 billion ...
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Kenya: Kenya Needs to Save More to Invest More
[Capital FM] Compared to other fast growing economies, Kenya invests less and the share of investment financed by foreign savings is higher, says a new study by the World Bank.
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UNHCR concerned by expulsions of Eritreans from Sudan
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Eritrea, SudanAt least 313 Eritreans were arrested on 6 May in northern Sudan and were forcibly returned to Eritrea on 22 May. This expulsion included 6 Eritreans registered as refugees.GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has learned with great concern of recent collective ...