African Finance ministers call for $100b economic incentive

The year 2020 has confirmed to the whole world that one of the most important and toughest portfolios to hold in a government is that of a Minister of Health.

In Africa, our health ministers have been at the forefront of the fight against the Corona Virus pandemic and with support from the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, there's hope of Africans rising from this pandemic, scathed but stronger.

Primary among the roles of a health minister are overseeing the formulation of...

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Tanzania jails former finance, mining ministers over gold deal
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DAR ES SALAAM A Tanzanian court sentenced two former ministers to three years in jail on Monday over corruption charges related to the award of a gold audit tender, according to court documents. The convictions of former Finance Minister Basil Mramba ...
Tanzania jails two former finance ministers for graftThe Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)

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By Prince Akpah
Leadership in Africa is taking a different dimension. We have seen the rise of accomplished women taking up prominent positions and using it to influence lives positively across the continent. As some consider it an opportunity to rub shoulders with their male counterparts, others have also used it to inspire young women who look up to role models. Even though the roles they take can be very challenging they have also proven to be up to the task and their accomplishments have...

The East African finance ministers are bracing for another round of customs review as the budget cycle begins amid concerns that some member states could be exploiting the loophole to stifle competition.

>Business people in Kilimanjaro Region have been urged to use the the loans they gat on income generation projects instead of spending the borrowed cash on  extravagant social events.

Hon. ambassador Mwaidi Sinare Maajar followed by honorable Minister of Science and Communication, Prof Makame Mbarawa together with the author Mr. Norman Moyo beating the drums marking the unveiling of the book “Rumble in the Jungle” to the invited guests, the event took place at the Hyatt Hotel, far right is the MC of the event, Taji Liundi.

A Tanzanian based telecommunications executive, Norman Moyo, CEO of Helios Towers Tanzania launched his first leadership book called Rumble in the...

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E. African ministers to visit Burundi
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A delegation of the East African Community (EAC) will travel to Burundi, an EAC member state, to assess the situation on the ground and report back to EAC leaders. “Before the summit, the EAC council of ministers' chairperson and EAC secretariat ...
Burundi: Emergency Meeting of the Ministers of EAC Affairs On Burundi Held in ...AllAfrica.com
AfDB to finance construction of Bagamoyo-Malindi highwayspyghana.com
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Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa is slowing sharply, the International Monetary Fund warns.