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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a significant development for the African continent and presents a tremendous opportunity for Nigeria to increase its trade volume, encourage tourism and boost its economy, Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, has said.

Mr Adebayo disclosed this while delivering his speech during the National Tourism Transportation Summit (NTTS) and Expo recently held in Abuja.

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Arusha. The United States has pledged to support the private sector growth in East Africa and invested more than $ 40 million to the blue economy in Zanzibar.

The commitment was made by the American ambassador to Tanzania Michael A. Battle during his visit to the East African Business Council (EABC) head office in Arusha on Thursday.

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The East African Community Council of Ministers has now approved the admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo into the regional bloc.

The approval follows negotiations held between the EAC and the DRC from January 15th to 24th in Nairobi.

The EAC Negotiations Team was led by Dr. Alice Yalla, Integration Secretary at the Ministry of EAC and Regional development and Prof Serge Tshibangu, special envoy of DRC President Felix Tshisekedi.  

Government through the ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that slapped Uganda with a $325 million (Shs 1 trillion) reparation bill for its armed activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between 1998-2003. 

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) $325 million (about Shs 1 trillion) in reparation for the 1998-2003 war.

The judgment was read by the court’s president, Justice Joan E Donoghue yesterday Wednesday in the Hague, Netherlands.

The ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) comes as a blow to DR Congo after it sought a massive USD11 billion in reparations over the devastating conflict that lasted from 1998 to 2003.

Judges said Kinshasa had failed to prove its African neighbour was directly responsible for any more than 15,000 of the hundreds of thousands of people believed to have died in the war.

"The court sets out the total amount of compensation awarded to the DRC, which is 325 million US dollars," said Joan Donoghue, the chief judge of the Hague-based court.