Somalia and Brunei ban Christmas celebrations
Somalia has issued a ban on Christmas celebrations in the Muslim-majority country after the Southeast Asian…
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Qalaa eyes phase I completion of East Africa railway in H1-2017
Egypt’s Qalaa Holdings plans to complete the first phase of Rift Valley Railways development project in Uganda and…
Qalaa Holdings’s Conference kicks off to unveil greater presence in Africa
Qalaa Holdings, one of Egypt's largest investment companies, has started Wednesday its conference to introduce the…
A Navigation Line linking Egypt and East Africa is highly needed – Council
Egypt-Rwanda Business Council urges the necessity of establishing a navigational line linking between Egypt and…
World Bank, U.N. join hands in conflict zones but face hurdles
When the heads of the World Bank and the United Nations flew into the violence-wracked African city of Goma on a…
World Bank Approves Loans for Kenya-Ethiopia Power Line
The World Bank on Thursday approved loans totaling $684 million for Ethiopia and Kenya to finance a cross-border…
Fresh Hunger Crisis Hits Somalia
Poor rains and continuing conflict in Somalia are threatening the recovery from last year's famine, the charity…
East Africa port project launched
Construction has begun on a $23bn (£14.5bn) port project and oil refinery in south-eastern Kenya's coastal Lamu…