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Ravenswood business Small Shop aims to expand in 2025, hopes tariffs don’t curb growth

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UAE’s Africa push prompts cautious optimism

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Black market brew: Sudan conflict reshapes Kenya tea exports

Sudan’s military announced on Friday that it had recaptured the Republican Palace in Khartoum, marking a major moment in its ongoing war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Once a heavily guarded RSF stronghold, the palace was a key strategic …
Sudan crisis: Military recaptures Republican Palace in Khartoum—What happened and why it matters

Kenyan logistics startup Leta has raised US$5 million in seed funding to enhance its product and expand into other strategic markets across Africa, including Rwanda and Mauritius.
Founded in 2022, Leta helps optimise the movement of goods for businesses to …
Kenyan logistics startup Leta raises m seed funding round

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Hailemariam highlighted stark examples: A Kenyan tea exporter under the AfCFTA …
Africa’s Trade Pact Gains Hampered by Infrastructure Gaps and Bureaucracy

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The agreement, which … SEZ), promises to transform Kenya into a competitive industrial hub … the VSEZ into a manufacturing, logistics, and business park.
While … direct access to major shipping routes, enhancing connectivity with …
Centum and ARISE partner to launch billion Special Economic Zone

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What farmers should expect as coffee prices continue surging

When he was a candidate for president, Donald Trump tended to rail about the stupidity and wastefulness of U.S. interventions in the Middle East. He blasted his predecessors as men who didn’t know what they were doing, naively believing that the U.S. …
DePetris: Trump goes to war in Yemen