Kenya
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Kenya slashes sugar imports from Uganda by 79% giving preference to Southern African countries
KENYA – Kenya has revised the allocated sugar imports quota for Uganda by cutting the allowable quantities of the commodity into the country by 79…
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Carrefour Kenya takes over Choppies’ space at Southfield Mall opening its 16th outlet
KENYA – Carrefour Kenya, owned by Dubai-based conglomerate Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), has opened a new store at the Southfield Mall in Embakasi, Nairobi as…
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Kenyan retail startup MarketForce raises further funding for expansion
KENYA – Kenyan retail-tech startup MarketForce has received an additional US$100,000 in funding from the Harambeans Prosperity Fund to the US$2 million pre-Series A round…
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Agriculture, food import bills in Kenya, Nigeria surge due to dwindling local supply
KENYA – Kenya’s enhanced importation of grain and cereals to cover for production shortfalls locally on the back of late planting in the main crop…
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Kenya boosts local consumption of coffee with establishment of coffee houses in universities
KENYA – Kenya produces an average of 45,000 MT of coffee annually, out of which, about 95% is exported as raw commodity to international markets.…