The Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to sustain the success recorded in curbing the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the country to prevent future outbreaks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria reported the first bird flu outbreak in a poultry farm in February, [...]

The prices of major food commodities in markets across Nigeria have continued to undergo sharp increases after a slight drop at the end of the festive periods of December to January even as the official inflationary rate drops from 11.8 per cent to 11 per cent. Prices commodities like vegetable leaves, fresh tomatoes, pepper, onions, [...]

The World Bank has approved a US$100 million credit for Kenya to improve the delivery of essential health services to its people, especially the poor. The Kenya Health Sector Support Project, approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors will support the Kenya government’s efforts to strengthen basic health services and enhance the planning, [...]

In recognition of the ongoing regional integration and growing prominence of local languages on the internet, Google on Wednesday unveiled localized versions of Gmail, Google Maps and Google Chrome, bringing Swahili to each of these products. Google’s announcement coincides with the commencement of the East Africa Community Common Market, a significant milestone for the people [...]

United States Agency for International Development/East Africa has announced the launch of a two year Powering Progress Project worth $2.5 million that will provide capacity building and technical assistance to the Eastern Africa power tool, (EAPP). EAPP is a special institution under the Common Market for East and Central Africa, (COMESA) that aims to improve [...]

Berlin erupted into a party mood on Sunday evening when the final whistle blew for the German and England match at the World Cup in South Africa. It was a long noisy night as vuvuzelas and fireworks as celebrations went on throughout the night on the streets, bars and most of other public places. About [...]

The East African region will in the next two days become a single market but the biggest challenge to the effective implementation of the Common Market Protocol is a change in people’s mindset. The EAC Director General for Customs and Trade Peter Kiguta said as the region inches closer towards deeper cooperation and integration, East [...]

Turkish ambassador to Kenya Tuncer Kayalar said on Tuesday that although trade between the two countries decreased in 2009 due to the global economic crisis, joint ventures and investments have rapidly increased since 2004. “When we compare the first four months of 2009 and 2010; we see a very steep increase again. In 2009 our [...]

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will spend Sh920 million to support market linkages initiative (MLI) that seeks to promote trade in staple foods in East Africa. The two-year project aims to build food security and capacity with strategic partners to open up market access for small-scale farmers in Kenya with six other nations. [...]

Kenyans living abroad will now be able to send money home at affordable rates with the launch of a new money transfer firm incorporated in the United States. They have set up Tangaza, a money transfer company that offers services at lower rates, said Mr. Allan Ogendo, general manager at InvesteQ Capital, a fund manager [...]