Cross-boarder use of Kwacha, shilling to boost trade at border

Chadema presidential candidate Edward Lowassa yesterday vowed to boost cross-border businesses between Tanzania and neighbouring countries to uplift citizens’ livelihoods.

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Lake Zone regions recorded a slump in revenues collected from cross-border trade, from Sh3.840 billion, as the balance of trade in 2012 dropped to Sh3.319.5 billion by the end of December, 2013.

As a way strengthening communication and sensitisation of EAC achievements and popularizing integration benefits to all East Africans, the EAC Secretariat in collaboration with GIZ will be conducting sensitization workshops at Mutukula and Sirari/Isebania borders from 16th to 17th and from 23rd to 24th April, respectively.
The sensitisation workshops, which targets small traders, young entrepreneurs and women traders, will be conducted in a participatory manner with presentations on...

In 2013, the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC, and WWF—the leading organisation in wildlife conservation and endangered species—carried out a rapid assessment on the Tanzania and Mozambique border to establish the extent of illegal cross-border timber trade.

The formation of border teams is seen as a key move in enhancing trade and cargo movement across East African, a Tanzanian government official has said.

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>The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) announced on Wednesday the resumption of cross-border passenger train operations suspended in August, this year.

Dozens of people from the Mokolo district of Cameroon are kidnapped by suspected militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram, officials say.