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SADC ends military mission in DRC, shifts focus to peace talks

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The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has announced a phased withdrawal of its peacekeeping troops from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following a year of escalating conflict with M23 rebels. This decision, made during an extraordinary summit held on Thursday (13 March), reflects the regional bloc’s shift towards pursuing a political solution after […]
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DRC hopes to leverage SADC regional forces to push back M23 rebels

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The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reportedly hoping soldiers from the 10-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will help it regain ground from the M23 militia in the lawless east. Troops from the regional bloc SADC, including from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, have been discreetly arriving in DRC since the […]
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Tanzania aims high to become go-to-market for all of Africa’s electrical equipment needs

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Tanzania is venturing into the manufacture of electrical equipment aiming to become a key player in the industry, which is part of the government’s strategy to diversify the East African country’s economic portfolio. During her recent visit to Multi Cable Limited (MCL), a Dar es Salaam-based factory, Tanzania’s Industry and Trade Minister, Ashatu Kijaji, sought […]
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African govt’s to open aviation markets to address poor intra-African air connectivity

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It’s high time to address the ‘embarrassingly low’ level of intra-African air connectivity which is depriving the continent and its people from reaching their full potential, an airline body chief has said. Addressing the recent annual general assembly of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) that was held in Luanda in Angola, the airline […]
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US-Zambia inaugural business summit to boost trade, investment

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Zambia is hosting a two-day business summit in Lusaka this week to try to attract American investors to the country, in effort to diversify the economy and decrease dependence on extractive industries such as copper, according to Zambian officials. Moving away from dependence on extractive industries, which account for most of the country’s exports, is […]
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Kenya sends troops to East of DR Congo as part of regional forces

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Kenya has deployed forces in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of regional mobilization to help end activities of rebel groups in the East of the second largest African country reeling with insecurity caused by armed groups. The boots are posted in Ishasha, a locality near the border with Uganda, […]