EVER SINCE the Kenyan government signed a deal in 2014 for a state-owned Chinese company to build a railway between Nairobi and Kenya’s main port in Mombasa, the project has attracted controversy. Its price per km was three times the international …
Kampala. China has lent more money to Kenya compared to any other economy in East Africa, according to data from China-Africa Research Initiative (Cari) at John Hopkins University. The country has borrowed about $9.8b in the past 10 years to grow its …
East African countries are now spending almost eight per cent of their revenues to service $29.42 billion loans borrowed in the past 10 years. They borrowed the money largely from China to grow their transport, communication, manufacturing and energy …
By ALLAN OLINGO More by this Author East African economies have in the past 10 years borrowed $29.42 billion to grow their transport, communication, manufacturing and energy sectors. The region’s economies are now spending almost eight per cent of their …
By ALLAN OLINGO More by this Author East African economies have in the past 10 years borrowed $29.42 billion to grow their transport, communication, manufacturing and energy sectors. The region’s economies are now spending almost eight per cent of their …
Featured, News rail The Chinese EXIM Bank will finance construction of the Standard Gauge Railway connecting three East African countries with South Sudan, the presidential advisor on Economic Affairs has said. The Protocol was signed by Kenya, Uganda, …
Government has borrowed $212m (Shs811b) from China to extend electricity to sub-counties in a bid to improve accessibility. Uganda, Ms Irene Muloni, the Energy minister, said during last week’s Power Forum in Kampala, had acquired the loan from China’s …
Apr 28, 2018 (Euclid Infotech Ltd via COMTEX) -- Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has held discussions with Salvatore Garang Mabiordit, Minister of Finance and Planning of South Sudan, on ways of strengthening …
March 29, 2017 (JUBA) - The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) said South Sudan became the latest nation to join it as a participating state in this trade finance regional multilateral institution. The bank, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said …
SINGAPORE: In 138 BC China took its first step towards global connectivity with the establishment of the historical Silk Road. Zhang Qian was sent by Emperor Wudi to Central Asia to establish trade relationships. His historic missions enabled China to …
Forty-eight African heads of state gathered in Beijing on September 3 and 4 for the seventh Forum for China-Africa Co-operation (Focac), a three-yearly display of China and Africa’s “friendship”, “win-win co-operation”and one-directional fund-funnelling. …
When the former US assistant secretary of defence turned political scientist Joseph Nye coined the theory ‘soft power’ in the 1990s, to mean a nation’s ability to co-opt rather than coerce, it had more to do with soul-searching America’s position in the …
Monrovia – The Chinese Premier pledge yet again $60 billion in foreign assistance to Africa’s 50 countries and Liberian President George Weah and his more than 50-member delegation to Beijing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) are said to …
By JAINDI KISERO More by this Author By all indications, the highlight of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit to China this week will be the signing of the Naivasha-Malaba section of the standard gauge railway (SGR). I thought is an opportune time to revisit …
Chinese President Xi Jinping told African leaders on Monday that China's investments on the continent have "no political strings attached" and are not for “vanity projects”, even as Beijing is increasingly criticised over its debt-heavy …
Xi spoke before the start of a two-day China-Africa summit that is expected to focus on his cherished Belt and Road initiative, a global trade infrastructure programme. The massive scheme is aimed at improving Chinese access to foreign markets and …
China hosts African leaders Monday for a summit aimed at promoting Beijing's vision for development on the continent, even as it finds itself increasingly criticised over its debt-heavy approach to foreign aid. ALSO READ: S Africa white workers strike …
Xi spoke before the start of a two-day China-Africa summit that is expected to focus on his cherished Belt and Road initiative, a global trade infrastructure programme. The massive scheme is aimed at improving Chinese access to foreign markets and …
BBC • 3 September 2018 12:02PM • 0 comments BEIJING - African countries have shown a healthy appetite for Chinese loans but some experts now worry that the continent is gorging on debt, and could soon choke. The Entebbe-Kampala Expressway is still …
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SMi Group Reports: The 12th annual Border Security Conference will return to Rome, Italy on the 12-13 February 2019 LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, October 19, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- With Hungary facing the follow border security challenges …
Download logo The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has facilitated the release of 24 persons detained in relation to the conflict in South Sudan, including 16 detainees released on Friday. This week marks the first releases of prisoners …
Diplomats and business leaders from all over the world gathered at the 2nd World Congress of Bilateral Commercial Diplomacy WASHINGTON, DC, USA, October 18, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- More than 30 Ambassadors and Embassy staff attended the 2nd …
One Step Forward for Comprehensive Workforce Plan for High School Students with Special Abilities WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES, October 18, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES – On October 10th, 2018, ICare4Autism hosted …
US Cellements Launch Tour is on the go and is coming to Atlanta on October 18. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, October 18, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Mr. Anders Karlsson, CEO & Founder of Cellements and Mr. Nicolas Andreasson, Global …
Women in Research (WIRe) presented their MRX Diversity Champion Award at the TMRE Event yesterday ATLANTA, GA, USA, October 18, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- P2Sample's JD Deitch was presented with the 2018 MRX Diversity Champion Award from …
Download logo Over 90% of sampled salt brands globally were found to contain microplastics, with the highest number coming from salt sourced in Asia, according to a new study co-designed by Kim, Seung-Kyu, Professor at Incheon National University and …
Download logo A UN report has documented the immense suffering of civilians in the Western Equatoria region of South Sudan where 900 people were abducted and 24,000 forced to flee their homes during a surge in violence between April and August. In April …
Download logo Nearly half of South Sudan’s population is facing extreme hunger, the country’s highest proportion of food insecure people in the last 10 years, Save the Children is warning. More than six million people currently need urgent food assistance …
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Download logo Conflict and insecurity are hampering Ebola responders’ work, raising fear that the outbreak may reach a tipping point that sees the virus to spread to more provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and neighbouring …
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