The million-dollar trade in trafficked rosewood trees

>At least 50 million trees are to be planted from next month as part of the ongoing Kenya@50 celebrations in a national campaign.

 The National Housing Corporation(NHC) Director General Nehemiah Mchechu and a representative of China Poly Technologies Inc. Sign a Memorandum of Understanding for investment of USD 200 Million to Valhalla Project located at Masaki in Dar es Salaam. 
The Signing ceremony took place during the 3rd Tanzanian-China Business Forum held in Beijing this morning in the presence of President Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete(not in the picture). During the same occasion the NHC signed two other MoUs with...

Finland and TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) signed an agreement for additional funding on Friday December 11th to further support TMEA's work in enhancing trade across the East African Community to increase prosperity in the region.  The agreement was signed by the Finnish Ambassador to Tanzania, H.E. Pekka Hukka and Mr. Ali Murufuki, TMEA Board Chair. Finland has supported TMEA since 2013. The grant agreement will make available an additional Euro 2 million (approximately TZS 4.7 billion) to...

The illegal trade in one of Madagascar's rarest trees

Kenya has impounded illegally logged rosewood worth about $6.6m, officials say, in one of the largest seizures of its kind.

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Madagascar seizes Tanzanian ship with protected rosewood
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Antananarivo — Madagascar authorities have seized a stricken Tanzanian vessel laden with thousands of logs of the rare and precious red ruby coloured rosewood, police said Wednesday. The vessel carrying 2,135 logs of the prized wood was found ...
Wood from the Rosewood Tree is So Beautiful That It May Disappear ForeverCare2.com

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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...

14 UK companies cutting across various sectors e.g. Education and Training, Security, Consultancy, Healthcare amongst others are hoping to penetrate new trade opportunities within Tanzania by taking part in UKTI London and South East trade mission to Tanzania between October 22nd-24th 2014. 
This is the first, independent visit by UKTI London and South East to Tanzania and East Africa.

Tanzania is fast emerging as a thriving commercial entity with a GDP growth rate of over 7% year upon year....

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Government calls for cutting trade barriers to spur regional trade
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NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya on has called on African countries to reduce domestic trade restrictions to help improve trade within East Africa Community (EAC). Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization Adan Mohamed said domestic laws and regulations and ...
EAC, ITC launch new project to boost intra-African tradeDaily News | The National Newspaper...