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The US and the East African Community (EAC), of which Tanzania is a member, signed a Trade Investment and Framework Agreement on July 16. Besides deepening the relationship between... 2008-07-28

French oil giant Total is reportedly set to begin drilling in southern Sudan's oil block B having recently reclaimed its rights to the 67,000 square kilometre area. The company... 2008-07-28

Sweden-based exploration firm International Gold Exploration (IGE) has halted work on its Kabarore Colombo tantalite project in Burundi, after an evaluation study suggested the... 2008-07-28

An investigation by the Congolese government has found that US$1.3bn (approximately equal to 18% of GDP) was stolen or lost to corruption and mismanagement between 2006 and 2007 while... 2008-07-28

Private equity is burgeoning in Kenya as funds have seized on the opportunities offered by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that are considered too large to be classified... 2008-07-25

Recently released police statistics have revealed that the police are struggling with a backlog of 400,000 unresolved cases, accumulated over the past seven years. In 2000, a total... 2008-07-25

June experienced renewed armed clashes between Congolese government forces and fighters belonging to the Mai-Mai militia group. According to UN sources, the confrontations took place... 2008-07-02

Private Indian company Essar Oil and Gas has agreed to acquire a 25% stake in Kenya Petroleum Refineries (KPR), which operates Kenya's only oil refinery. The Mombasa refinery,... 2008-07-01

The parliament of Sudan will on June 29 review a draft election law ahead of polls scheduled for 2009. The law is one of many which must be changed in order to conform with the new... 2008-06-27

Tanzania has stepped up its criticism of Zimbabwe, in contrast to its previous support for the country. Foreign Affairs minister Benard Membe stated on June 20 that he had 'evidence'... 2008-06-25