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Tanzania sparks East Africa trade row with ban on foreign businesses

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Photo by Guy Basabose @ Unsplash
  • New Tanzanian law bars foreigners from operating small businesses, fuelling anger across East Africa
  • Kenya warns of retaliation, citing violation of East African Community trade protocols

 

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – Tanzania has sparked a new wave of regional tension with a sweeping policy that bans foreigners from operating a wide range of small businesses, prompting outrage in neighbouring countries.

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