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Mozambique and Kenya: Presidents want priority for tea, sugar, coffee processing – Lusa
2:31 CAT | 27 Jan 2023
Photo: Twitter / @StateHouseKenya
- The presidents of Mozambique and Kenya announced yesterday that they want to prioritize added value in agricultural processing, especially in the tea, sugar and coffee sectors.
Presidents William Ruto and Filipe Nyusi met in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, on Thursday on the sidelines of the African Food Summit.
The joint intention to focus on processing some agricultural sectors was expressed today in a statement distributed by the Kenyan presidency.
KENYA AND MOZAMBIQUE HAVE AGREED TO BOOST TRADE AND AGRICULTURAL TIES
President @WilliamsRuto and President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique said the two countries will prioritize agricultural value addition, especially in the tea, sugar and coffee sectors. pic.twitter.com/AKqWHt7fRc
— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) January 26, 2023
William Ruto highlighted the importance of having regional blocks that facilitate the movement of people and goods, and called on all countries to sign the tripartite agreement between the Southern African Development Community (SADC), East African Community (EAC) and the organization of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).
The ratification of the ‘tripartite alliance’ will serve to unite the three regional blocs, he highlighted in the communiqué.
“This will provide an improved framework for trade and investment without unnecessary hurdles,” President Ruto concluded.
The meeting between Nyusi and Ruto followed other initiatives to bring closer together the two countries, which signed a general cooperation agreement in 2021.
Still in 2021, Kenya inaugurated its High Commission in Maputo, the country’s first diplomatic representation in Mozambique.
Mozambique has had a diplomatic mission in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, since 1997.
About a year ago, in February 2022, the Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) announced its intention, together with Kenyan representatives, to organize a business forum to bring entrepreneurs from both countries together.
At about €6.6 million, Kenya was the 34th destination for Mozambican exports in 2020, and the 50th source of imports, estimated at €6.9 million.
The President expressed the need for all member countries of the East African Community (EAC), Southern Africa Development Community (SADC (and Common Markets for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to ratify the Tripartite Alliance which brings together the 3 regional blocs. pic.twitter.com/cEuG8l7RQ0
— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) January 26, 2023
“This will provide an improved framework for trade and investment without unnecessary hurdles,” President Ruto said. pic.twitter.com/fQJY1B6NGy
— State House Kenya (@StateHouseKenya) January 26, 2023
Source: Lusa
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