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Wamkele Mene, the Secretary General of the AfCFTA, announced the AfCFTA Secretariat Guided Trade Initiative during the Council of Ministers meeting held in July. Internet
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Some of the currencies of East African Countries.
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Maj Gen Eugene Nkubito, the joint task force commander of Rwanda security forces (RSF) in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, briefing journalists in Afungi, Palma district, on September 26. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza
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Workers packaging fresh green beans for export at Garden Fresh Packhouse at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
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Rwandan security forces' medical corps and their Mozambican counterparts treated a total 1,689 patients during a joint medical outreach programme they conducted in Quionga, in Palma District, Friday, September 30. All photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Security
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A mother holds her baby as a Rwandan security forces' medical team doctor examines the ill child in Olumbi village, in Palma district, Cabo Delgado, on Wednesday, September 28. All photos by Olivier Mugwiza
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Trade in Africa is mostly dominated by micro and small enterprises that are mainly owned and run by women and youth. Photo: File.
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On September 7, the inaugural meeting between the EAC mission and the DR Congo team was officially opened to Kinshasa by DR Congo´s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen´Apala. Photo: Courtesy.
Business
Kinshasa trip enhanced awareness of investment opportunities – official
President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi graced the signing ceremony between   EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki and DR Congo Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen´ Apala  on  the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) at the official residence of the President in Kinshasa on September 9. Courtesy
Africa
DR Congo’s Tshisekedi gives regional force green light
The East African Community Secretary General, Peter Mathuki, will lead a delegation to visit DR Congo from September 6 to 9. / File
Africa
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The Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE) is eagerly eyeing the implementation of a unified electronic settlement system for East African Community bourses to increase efficiency and shore up trading on its cross-listed shares. Photo: File.
Business
Unified electronic capital markets infrastructure to boost regional trade
Prof Kasai Ndahiriwe, director of the monetary policy department at the National Bank of Rwanda. Photo: Courtesy.
Business
How the Central Bank’s increased repo rate will tame soaring inflation
Prof Kasai Ndahiriwe, director of the monetary policy department at the National Bank of Rwanda. Photo: Courtesy.
How the Central Bank’s increased repo rate will tame soaring inflation
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The Head of the regional EACu2019s election observer mission, former Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete presents the report on August 11. Courtesy
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