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Head of Business Environment & Partnerships - TAHA

Arusha, Tanzania
Joined January 2015
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Join Us - Online Industry Preparedness Meeting for El Niño! Date: 8th October 2026 Time: 11:00 AM Platform: Online via Zoom REGISTER NOW to secure your place and receive the Zoom meeting link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… @TanzaniaCTI @tma_services
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📢 Join the Pre-Budget Webinar 2025/26 by EABC & PwC! 📅 29 May 2025 | 🕑 2:00–4:00 PM EAT 🎯 Theme: Harmonizing Tax Regime for a Competitive EAC Market 🔗 Register: bit.ly/43b7cyU #EABC #PwC #EACBudget2025 #EastAfricaBusiness #TaxPolicy
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✨ GIZ Digital Transformation Center Tanzania Team paid a Courtesy visit to EABC Secretariat in Arusha Tanzania
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✍🏿Register your participation to the @EABCjumuiya Webinar on Trump, Trade, and Africa: Turning Policy Shifts into Opportunities. 🔗bit.ly/Webinar-Trump_Trade_a… 🗓️ Wednesday, 12th February 2025 🕓 4:00 PM (EAT) via Microsoft Teams.
✨ 🇧🇮 🇨🇩 🇰🇪 🇷🇼 🇹🇿 🇸🇸 🇸🇴 🇺🇬 Meet our Speakers & Panelists for the Webinar "Trump, Trade, and Africa: Turning Policy Shifts into Opportunities. Register Now: bit.ly/Webinar-Trump_Trade_a… Date: 12 February 2025 Time: 4:00PM (EAT) By EABC Team. #USAfricaTrade #TradePolicy #EABC
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@EABCjumuiya We are on the ground at Taveta-Holili OSBP !! #EABC PPD on NTBs organized in partnership with #AGRA Outlines Roadmap to Eliminate NTBs and Empowers Over 60 Women and Youth Cross-Border Traders on EAC Simplified Trade Regime at Taveta-Holili Border.
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🚨 Happening Now! 🚨 @EABCjumuiya in collaboration with @ITCnews through the European Union-East African Community Market Access Upgrade Programme #MARKUPII is conducting the Export Readiness Boot Camp for Youth Under the AfCFTA in DSM, Tanzania! 🌍@jumuiya @eacmarkup 🧵
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📢 What’s on the agenda today? ✅ Navigating AfCFTA protocols and trade procedures ✅ Hands-on sessions with digital tools like the African Trade Observatory ✅ Interactive discussions on market access strategies ✅ Inspiring success stories from the Guided Trade Initiative
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This boot camp aims to empower youth to take charge of transforming Africa’s trade landscape.
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A four-day Regional Validation Workshop on the @jumuiya One Network Area (ONA) regulatory framework for voice calls, SMSs and Data within East Africa is currently underway in Nairobi. Since implementation of ONA by Tanzania, there has been a 45% rise in roaming calls to Uganda.
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Frank J. Dafa retweeted
#HappeningNow Training stakeholders from the #avocado #coffee & #leather Sectors on the Information for Trade in Kenya (InfoTradeKE) Portal: infotradekenya.go.ke provides a step-by-step guide on foreign trade procedures @eacmarkup @EABCjumuiya @KenTrade_G2B #TradeFacilitation
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Replying to @EABCjumuiya
@EABCjumuiya under the EU-EAC Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP) II, is excited to kick off the National Awareness Training on infotradekenya.go.ke/! #GlobalGateway #EuropeanUnion @eacmarkup @ITCnews @jumuiya @UNCTAD @KenTrade_G2B 🧵
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In collaboration with the @KenTrade_G2B, this training will empower business stakeholders and policymakers in the coffee, avocado, and leather sectors to effectively navigate and leverage Trade Information Portals.
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Together, we aim to enhance trade transparency, improve compliance, and boost trade efficiency across the EAC region. Let’s unlock new opportunities for sustainable intra-African and EU-Africa trade! 🌍🤝
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Register to attend the @EABCjumuiya - RSM Webinar on Post Budget Digest 2024/25 Disparities in the Application of EAC-CET and its Impact on EAC Businesses 🗓️ Friday, 2 August 2024 🕙 11 AM - 1 PM 🔗 bit.ly/EABC-Post_Budget_Dige… @jumuiya
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🚨 🆕 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗔-𝗘𝗔𝗖-𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗖 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝟮𝟱𝗧𝗛 𝗝𝗨𝗟𝗬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 Catch the full updates on this progressive development. @COMESA_HQ @SADC_News @SGNduva @eacmediacentre
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✨ The Board of the East African Business Council (EABC) has appointed Mr. Adrian Raphael Njau as the new Acting Executive Director.
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Participate in the survey
📊 Mid-Term Survey: We are conducting a Survey to assess the ease of doing business in the EAC English Language: Survey Link -surveymonkey.com/r/QR3P6S8 French Language: Survey Link - surveymonkey.com/r/QRML3XY Your input will help us understand and improve business conditions.
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Frank J. Dafa retweeted
"NEMA understands that compliance schemes take time to grow, and thus, we provide assisted compliance to support these initiatives. We are committed to listening to the environment and responding on its behalf, ensuring sustainable progress for our region."
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Frank J. Dafa retweeted
At PETpro Tanzania, we are dedicated to improving the livelihoods of waste pickers. By providing health insurance and official IDs, we ensure they are recognized and supported in collecting and sorting waste, especially clear plastics." Nicholas Ambwene - PETpro Tanzania.
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