NEWS
Updates on private and public projects in Eastern Africa
Amazon to launch in SA in 2024
10/2023
- Registration for independent sellers is open
- The company will serve the S. African market initially
Ethiopia and Somalia sign bilateral trade agreement
09/2023
- The two countries signed the agreement for the formal export of fruit and fish.
- The trade accord aims to tackle the smuggling problem between the two countries
Kenya to build high-speed train to Ethiopia and S. Sudan
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08/2023
- Kenya has unveiled plans to build a high-speed electric rail line from 2025
- The line will connect the port town of Lamu to Ethiopia and S. Sudan
India and Zanzibar: MoU on first IIT outside India
07/2023
- India and Zanzibar signed an MoU for the establishment of the first IIT outside India (IIT Madras)
Shalom Health Care to Build $250 Million Medical Equipment Manufacturing Plant in Ethiopia
06/2023
- The plant will be built in Hawassa and will alleviate Ethiopia’s reliance on imported medical equipment
- The plant will create 5000 jobs locally
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