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Tanzania doubles its FDI inflows to over $1bn in 3Q, reflecting investor confidence

Tanzania’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) figures went up almost twofold year-on-year to $1.05 billion between July and September against $524.4 million in the same period last year, a positive development that is widely attributed to growing investor confidence in the East African country. Released by the state-run Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) in its quarterly bulletin […]

Kenya-Sahara: Raila Odinga denied having attacked President Ruto’s decision to rescind recognition of pseudo-SADR

Raila Odinga, leader of the Azimio La Umoja Coalition and main challenger of William Ruto in the latest Kenyan presidential election, denied reports alleging that he had attacked the Kenyan president’s decision to revoke recognition of the so-called SADR. “The reports that I attacked Ruto’s decision to review Kenya’s policy on the polisario are erroneous,” […]

The Bridge to the Bridge: The Western Balkans and Turkey

Gallia Lindenstrauss and Iftah Celniker Croatia’s expected entry into the European Union as its 28th member in July 2013 is yet another reminder that Turkey, who started formal accession talks at the same time as Croatia, is still in line waiting. Along with Turkey, other actors in the Western Balkans are aspiring to become member […]