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Kenya, Tanzania lift import bans after intervention by heads of State

Foreign Affairs CS Amina Mohamed and her Tanzanian counterpart Augustine Mahiga. [File, Standard]

Tanzania and Kenya have ended a two-month diplomatic row that led to import bans of some products and resulted in heavy financial losses for businesses from either side.

The cessation of hostilities came after President Uhuru Kenyatta and Tanzania's John Magufuli stepped in to end what was fast degenerating into a full-blown diplomatic crisis between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.

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