Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala says ‘ready to go’ on day one as WTO boss

By Reuters,

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) first female and first African director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala began work on Monday, ending a six-month le...

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Marathon legend Kipchoge endorses Amina’s bid for WTO job

By Agencies,

Kenya’s Sports Minister, Ambassador Amina Mohamed, who is in the running to become the first African to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO), has...

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Amina Mohamed emerges as one of early WTO frontrunners

By Reuters,

CS Amina Mohamed, Kenya’s candidate to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) top post has said she is seeking Washington’s backing. On Monday,...

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Kenya nominates CS Amina Mohamed for WTO Director-General post

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya has nominated Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed for the post of World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General. Ms Mohamed alongside fi...

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U.S. and China clash at WTO, blame each other for trade crisis

By Reuters,

The United States and China clashed again at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday, accusing each other of undermining the multilateral trad...

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US, China agree trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit

By Reuters,

China and the United States agreed to a ceasefire in their bitter trade war on Saturday after high-stakes talks in Argentina between U.S. President Do...

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Trump, China’s Xi poised for high-stakes summit over trade war

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will wrap up a global summit on Saturday with high-stakes talks expected to determine whe...

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China says ‘profound crisis’ facing WTO, urges WTO to ensure fairness

By Reuters,

China said on Friday the World Trade Organization (WTO) is having a “profound crisis” and urged it to close loopholes and correct practices by mem...

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BWIRE: Unnecessary trade rows strangle EAC

By Victor Bwire,

Media reports that Uganda has banned cross border trade with Kenya, largely along its border point in Busia County is a pointer to the disquiet that h...

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Kenya to host regional dialogue WTO Conference

By Wahome Gitonga,

Kenya is set to host the regional dialogue conference on the World Trade Organization (WTO) from August 28 to August 30 at the Intercontinental hotel....

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5 things to know about CS Amina Mohamed

By Moses Ngugi,

Kenya is pushing hard to have her foreign affairs Cabinet Secretary Ambassador Amina Mohamed elected as the first Kenyan chairperson of African Union ...

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Kenya to host 18th convention on Water and Sanitation

By Agencies,

Kenya is set to host the 18th continental convention on Water and Sanitation next month. The 18th African Water Association (AfWA) Congress will be...

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China wins appeal against EU at WTO

By Agencies,

China has won an appeal against the European Union in a dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over EU tariffs imposed on imported Chinese scre...

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KIRUKU: Bring calico back and give cotton farmers reason to smile

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By Anne Kiruku, East African News Agency The outcomes of the 10th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) held last month in N...

Tourism boost as ship with 1000 visitors docks in Mombasa

By Wangui Ngechu,

The tourism sector once again received a major boost after more than 1,000 tourists arrived at the port of Mombasa on Saturday. This comes even as ...

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Sixth cruise ship docks in Mombasa with 684 tourists

By Maureen Murimi,

A cruise ship carrying 684 tourists has arrived in Mombasa, becoming the sixth cruise ship to dock in Kenya this year; last year Kenya received only o...

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Cruise tourism becoming popular in Kenya – KTB

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) now says that cruise tourism has significantly increased this year compared to other years, with over 2,700 tourists ha...

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Nairobi hopeful of a Ministerial Declaration as WTO concludes

By Maureen Murimi,

Nairobi has high hopes for a Ministerial Declaration on Friday as discussions by World Trade Organization (WTO) member states near conclusion. Keny...

Kenya reaps big from WTO’s Information Technology Agreement

By Maureen Murimi,

Kenya is set to reap big from the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), this is according to Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed. Ev...

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Canada to give aid to vulnerable and poor Kenyans

By Maureen Murimi,

Canada has announced that it will provide funding that will help Kenya’s poorest and most vulnerable to benefit from the country’s growing resourc...

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