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Kenya
Business: Kenya Ports Authority defends SGR's economic impact
The true economic impact of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) will only be felt after including the gains from cargo trains, Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director Catherine Mturi-Wairi has said.
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Kenya
No end in sight for Nairobi-Dar cooking gas standoff
Kenya and Tanzania are headed for a long-drawn-out dispute over cooking gas trade after officials failed to strike a deal to end an existing import ban.
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Kenya
Kenya: Bungoma twins die after being blocked from home over 'bad omen'
A mother lost her newborn twins in Bungoma after her father-in-law denied her entry to his homestead on claims that the infants were a bad omen.
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India
India's Modi goes to Jerusalem: A rundown of India's hefty arms deals with Israel
One of the deals includes a missiles sale worth $500 million, which, if signed, would make 2017 a record year in terms of Israeli weapons sales to India
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India
Modi visit: Does Trump's instability mean Israel should pivot toward India?
As well as billion-dollar defense deals, Israel and India have another key feature in common: a large diaspora. The Jewish Diaspora is India's model for cultivating investment and supporting its foreign policy
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India
India is the biggest opportunity in the world - and Israelis are missing it
India is the fastest-growing major economy in the world, with many of its needs seemingly overlapping with Startup Nation’s strengths. So why are so many Israeli businesses loath to take a passage to India?
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USA Nigeria
Mixed reactions greet yam export to Europe
Anna Okon Nigeria’s decision to export yam to Europe has been received with mixed reactions from analysts and stakeholders in the export sector. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, had announced that 72 metric tonnes of yam were ready for export to the United Kingdom and ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s political process corrupt—Utomi
Tobi Aworinde A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress and former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, has condemned the nomination process of political parties in the country as corrupt and regressive. Utomi, a professor of political economy, told SUNDAY PUNCH in a telephone interview that the anti-corruption war remained ...
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Egitto Romania Nigeria
ITTF African Club Championships Fallout: Egypt beats Nigeria to women’s title
Egypt’s Alhy retained their women’s title at the 2017 ITTF African Club Championships after beating Nigeria’s Canaan team 3-1 in the final held in Agadir, Morocco. The Dina Meshref-led Egyptian side were lucky to have escape with a 3-1 win against the Cross River-State funded Canaan team following the performance ...
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Nigeria
Plateau to spend N38bn on roads
Mr Pam Dongs, the Plateau Commissioner for Works and Transport, said the state government had set aside N38 billion for the construction of 16 roads in the state this fiscal year. Dongs told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Jos that the projects would aid rural development ...