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How Kenya, EAC partners are losing trade grip on DR Congo

KPA's Inland Container Depot Nairobi (ICDN). [Jonah Onyango/Standard]

Opportunities worth billions of shillings for local businesses could be slipping away from them as trade between Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) shrinks.

A new report on trade between East African Community (EAC) countries and DRC shows that despite the huge opportunities that the country presents, particularly because of its proximity, regional partners have been edged out by other countries.

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