Rwanda and Tanzania are opening a new border post in Tanzania's Kyerwa district in Kagera Region, enhancing trade ties and easing congestion at the Rusumo border. Tanzania's Foreign Affairs Minister, January Makamba, announced the initiative during his visit to Rwanda. Our correspondent, Sylivanus Karemera, has more details from Kigali.

Rwanda and Tanzania are opening a new border post in Tanzania's Kyerwa district in Kagera Region, enhancing trade ties and easing congestion at the Rusumo border. Tanzania's Foreign Affairs Minister, January Makamba, announced the initiative during his visit to Rwanda. Our correspondent, Sylivanus Karemera, has more details from Kigali.

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Rwanda and Tanzania open a new border post

Gender inequalities, limiting the representation and advancement of women, needs to be removed in the workplace, market-place and communities. This is one of the topics on the agenda at the Africa CEO Forum undeway in Kigali, Rwanda. The Africa Business Leaders Coalition has released the Africa Business Leaders' Gender Statement which was informed by consultations and roundtable discussions. For more on the forum, Thami Nubeni spoke to Mayowa Kuyoro, a Partner and EEMA Fintech and Payments Leader at McKinsey.

Gender inequalities, limiting the representation and advancement of women, needs to be removed in the workplace, market-place and communities. This is one of the topics on the agenda at the Africa CEO Forum undeway in Kigali, Rwanda. The Africa Business Leaders Coalition has released the Africa Business Leaders' Gender Statement which was informed by consultations and roundtable discussions. For more on the forum, Thami Nubeni spoke to Mayowa Kuyoro, a Partner and EEMA Fintech and Payments Leader at McKinsey.

Gender inequalities highlighted at the Africa CEO Forum,Rwanda

The role of technology in fuelling economic boom has come under the spotlight at the Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference at the Century City Conference Centre  in Cape Town, South Africa.  Communications and digital minister, Mondli Gungubele has just opened the two day conference which is being held under the theme experience innovation unleashed. Start-ups, small and medium enterprises, government, academia and civil society organisations focused on digital disruption are attending the conference which also seeks to showcase innovation on the continent and opportunities available in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). Channel Africa's Nhlanhla Mahlangu is there and she spoke to minister Gungubele.

The role of technology in fuelling economic boom has come under the spotlight at the Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference at the Century City Conference Centre  in Cape Town, South Africa.  Communications and digital minister, Mondli Gungubele has just opened the two day conference which is being held under the theme experience innovation unleashed. Start-ups, small and medium enterprises, government, academia and civil society organisations focused on digital disruption are attending the conference which also seeks to showcase innovation on the continent and opportunities available in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR). Channel Africa's Nhlanhla Mahlangu is there and she spoke to minister Gungubele.

Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference underway in Cape Town, SA

In response to climate change impacts, including El Niño, UNICEF, alongside its donor partners, is deploying resilience-building strategies like cash transfers. These programs are helping vulnerable families in rural Zimbabwe recover. UNICEF particularly emphasises on the vulnerability of children who are more affected by decreased access to clean water, poor diet, malnutrition and diarrheal diseases. As such nutritional gardens, sustainable pipe water schemes, school feeding and cash transfers are some of the programmes that have helped vulnerable villagers in Mangwe District in Zimbabwe. More from our Correspondent, JOHN CASSIM, based in Harare, ZIMBABWE

In response to climate change impacts, including El Niño, UNICEF, alongside its donor partners, is deploying resilience-building strategies like cash transfers. These programs are helping vulnerable families in rural Zimbabwe recover. UNICEF particularly emphasises on the vulnerability of children who are more affected by decreased access to clean water, poor diet, malnutrition and diarrheal diseases. As such nutritional gardens, sustainable pipe water schemes, school feeding and cash transfers are some of the programmes that have helped vulnerable villagers in Mangwe District in Zimbabwe. More from our Correspondent, JOHN CASSIM, based in Harare, ZIMBABWE

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