President Mwai Kibaki and Ethopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at the UNCC venue of the AU summit. They signed deals for a new power–grid connection. Photo/PPS

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Ethiopia-Kenya power grid link to go live this year despite protests

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Friendly nations deepen economic ties with a major energy-sharing arrangement, writes ARGAW ASHINE...

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Minister for Communication, Science and Technology Prof Peter Msola. Photo/LEONARD MAGOMBA

Local partners win big in forced listing of telcos

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A new law passed by Tanzania’s parliament last week that will force local telecoms firms to list on the Dar es Salaam stock...

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A public walk in Kampala recently to create awareness on HIV and AIDS. Photo/MORGAN MBABAZI

Uganda’s civil society loses out on Global Funds millions

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Uganda’s Finance Ministry will continue being the country’s sole “principal recipient” of Global Fund money....

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Fishermen on Lake Turkana. The main river feeding the lake, the Omo, is threatened by a new hydropower project supported by the governments of Ethiopia and Kenya. Photo/WILLIAM OERI

$1.7b dam may sink the hopes of 20,000

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Lake Turkana could be the scene of a major conflict in the near future, environmentalists are warning....

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Uchumi Hyper store on Ngong Road, Nairobi. Photo/STEPHEN MUDIARI

Fierce competition awaits Uchumi’s return

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Consumers stand to win as the chains fight to increase their market share. MARK KAPCHANGA reports...

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BDO East Africa chief executive officer Sandeep Khapre (right) and the Global Head of People Emma Howard peruse through documents at the Hotel Intercontinental on January 26, during the launch of the firm in Nairobi. Photo/FREDRICK ONYANGO

Regional auditing firm, DCDM joins BDO East Africa

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A regional auditing firm DCDM East Africa, has joined BDO East Africa in a move that will help consolidate its global market...

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Wooing tourists to buy curios in Kenya. Though Kenya has consistently beaten Tanzania over the past decade in terms of the numbers of international tourist arrivals, it records less average expenditure by tourists per trip. Photo/FILE

Tanzania, Kenya vie for top slot in region’s tourism

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Kenya faces stiff competition from Tanzania as a tourist destination of choice in the East African region....

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