Kenya, Nigeria sign trade and agriculture agreements

The UK and Nigeria sign an agreement to allow the transfer of prisoners between the two countries, which is expected to start later this year.

Nigeria's two main presidential candidates sign a peace accord to prevent violence in tightly contested elections due on Saturday.

The BBC's Tomi Oladipo reports from the commercial city of Kano in Nigeria on how violence in the country is affecting the textile trade.

>Tanzania and Kenya have signed an MOU to combat illegal logging that cost billions of shillings in government revenue.

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn sign a UN-sponsored deal to reduce cross-border tension between the countries.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Loan of USD 144.9 million1, to Kenya - Tanzania Power Interconnection Project.
The project will allow the two countries to exchange power. In addition, the Kenya-Tanzania Interconnection Project plays an important role in promoting regional integration through power trade.
The project is expected to improve the supply, reliability and affordability of electricity in the...

Mr. Juma Mgoo, Chief Executive- Tanzania Forest Services Agency (left, signing) and Mr. Emilio Mugo Ag. Chief Executive Kenya Forest Services (right, signing) sign MoU on monitoring of Forest Products Trade at Kenya and Tanzania border points, 24 March 2015 in Arusha, Tanzania. Mr. Juma Mgoo the Chief Executive of Tanzania Forest Services Agency and Mr. Emilio Mugo Ag. Chief Executive- Kenya Forest Services exchange signed MoU documents on monitoring of Forest Products Trade between the two...

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Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged the business communities of Kenya and Tanzania to play their role effectively to boost trade between the two countries.