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DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank and its partners on Tuesday launched a flood management initiative for Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam.

The commissioner for Strategy, Innovation and Risk Management at KRA, Mohamed Omar, said what the country needed was a proper, equitable, transparent, and stable tax system that inspires confidence among investors and not tax incentives.

NAIROBI, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Kenya and China on Thursday signed an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation that aims to boost bilateral commercial ties, Kenyan officials said.

Awolowo said cashew nuts alone earned Nigeria N13.5 billion, primarily exported to Vietnam, India and Kazakhstan, while sesame earned N7.02 billion, exported mainly to Japan, India and Turkey.

Chinese FM added further elaborated why the two countries could have seen a steady development in ties and ever more robust bilateral cooperation in various areas.

NAIROBI, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's flower industry has tapped into the growing Chinese market in order to boost earnings of the sector, as part of the country's effort to diversify its markets of exporting.

The Government has received a Sh15.5 billion loan from the World Bank to finance electricity connectivity in arid and semi-arid counties. The money will be used to purchase solar-powered mini-grids that will connect 690,000 households to electricity.

Of the six East African community countries, Tanzania has several advantages over its peers in engaging with China.

Chinese investment will bring new opportunities to Tunisia under China's proposed Belt and Road Initiative, Khalil Laabidi, president of Tunisian Investment Authority, told Xinhua in a recent interview.