Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigeria aims to end the importation of petroleum products by 2024 when local refineries are expected to be fully functional, an official said Monday. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva told reporters during a press briefing in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, that the refining …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya will stop the importation of used passenger mini-buses and large buses from July 1, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) said on Thursday. KEBS managing director Bernard Njiraini said the move follows the implementation of new standards meant to boost safety on the roads as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Second-hand car dealers are pushing for the halt of implementation of the East African single customs territory regulations on the importation of used cars with 9 years or above since the date of manufacturing. As per the URA notice, effective 1st July 2022, there will …
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Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | The Zambian government on Tuesday bowed to pressure and suspended the importation of onions and potatoes following an outcry from farmers. Green Mbozi, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, said the government has decided to suspend the importation of onions and potatoes until further …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has intervened in the ongoing impasse between Kenya and Uganda over importation of the latter’s poultry products. The ban is the most recent in a series of trade embargos that Kenya has slapped on her neighbours. Kenya has in recent times banned the importation of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Poultry Farmers Association on Tuesday petitioned the Ministry of East Africa Community Affairs imploring it to intervene in the prolonged ban on importation of eggs by neighboring Kenya. They delivered the petition to Rebecca Kadaga, the 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat has promised a ban on the importation of foreign sugar saying it kills the local production of sugar. Amuriat noted while addressing the people of Kasokoso in Lugazi municipality Buikwe district that whenever the government …
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NOTU rejects importation of Cuban doctors Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | Confirming an earlier allegation, Sarah Opendi, the Health Minister In charge of General Duties said government said government is planning to import medical specialists to fill the gaps in hospitals across the country. Opendi who was appearing before a committee …
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