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President Uhuru likely to lift Nairobi, Mombasa lockdowns
The Standard
Speaking during a virtual meeting hosted by Corporate Council on Africa Leaders Forum on June 26, President Uhuru hinted on a likelihood of re-opening the country starting with flight operations.“We are going to be starting the domestic flights…Read more>>

U.S.-AFRICA RELATIONS

Kenya ‘raring to go’ on free trade deal with US, Uhuru says

Daily Nation
Kenya’s negotiations with the US on an unprecedented two-way trade deal are on schedule to begin on July 7 despite difficulties posed by the coronavirus pandemic, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday. “Our team is raring to go,” he assured an online…Read more>>

TOURISM

Coronavirus – Africa: UNWTO adapts agenda for Africa to accelerate tourism recovery

Sierra Leone Telegraph
The World Tourism Organization is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. Now, as UNWTO leads the restart of tourism, African Member States have set out their vision for…Read more>>

Zambia announces the reopening of air borders
AfricaNews
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Thursday announced the reopening of his country’s air borders and airports in order to boost the economy, which had been undermined by restrictions imposed to combat the coronavirus. “We have to get back to work…Read more>>