Set back for Kenya as Tanzania Votes against EU trade pact – Africa Business Round Up

Tanzanian legislators have voted against the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement, dealing a huge blow to Kenya, which has been pushing other East African States to sign the agreement.

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Kenya’s PPP Infrastructure Projects to Lower Business Costs

Kenya’s Infrastructure Principal Secretary, Engr. John Mosonik, says the Government has deliberately decided to focus on major highways and trade routes in a bid to improve transport infrastructure and reduce costs of business in the country and the region at large.

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6 Ways in Which Safaricom could be Disrupted

It seems to me that Safaricom has what appears to be an unassailable lead as Kenya’s utterly and completely dominant mobile network.
However, it is also often said that every empire crumbles – eventually? In terms of the business of technology, we have seen this happen to the likes of Nokia and Microsoft. Its happening right now in Kenya with Multichoice and their DSTV offering which is hemorrhaging clients like a flood. Safaricom is by no means immune to the eventuality of being disrupted. In my view, these some of the ways in which this could happen: 

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Nigerians see their Govt as more inclusive than they did last year

A majority of Nigerians (55%) continue to feel that the government only benefits a few groups of people, but that percentage is down from 61% in 2015, around the time that Buhari was elected. The percentage of Nigerians believing that the government is run for the benefit of all has increased from 36% in 2015 to 42% in 2016.

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Gambia to leave International Criminal Court Nov. 10, 2017 -U.N

Gambia has notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which will take effect on Nov. 10, 2017, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said on Monday, making it the third country to quit The Hague-based tribunal.