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March 14, 2022

Border people are polygamists, they keep visiting the land across residents

Summary There really was never a 100 percent border closure, as the further and unpopular Kagitumba, remained open but for very restricted traffic. Katuna/Gatuna, however, is the big daddy of Rwanda-Uganda border crossings. This time there were extraordinary scenes, as the humble border folk hysterical celebrated as the first passenger buses crossed the border. Many […]

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March 14, 2022

Chatting gender equality for sustainable growth

Summary Many women hold top positions in various institutions, but their rise was not smooth at all Dar es Salaam. On March 8, the world celebrated Women’s Day. Once again for Tanzania, The Citizen’s Rising Woman Initiative made the day even more exciting. The initiative, a brainchild of Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL), which kicked off last […]

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March 14, 2022

Ulanga: Inclusive dialogue on gender equality crucial

Dar es Salaam. John Ulanga is the Regional Director for East and Central Africa at TradeMark Africa. He is responsible for the overall portfolio of TradeMark Africa support in seven countries, namely, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and the DR Congo. He has held different leadership positions and sits in more than 22 boards, […]

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March 14, 2022

Experts push for review of rules of origin to boost intra-African trade

Complying with the Rules of Origin requirement under a free trade area is perceived as the most restrictive aspect to trading. This was revealed by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Country Business Index (ACBI) report, which was published on Monday, February 28. “This can be partly explained by the difficulty to conforming to […]

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March 14, 2022

Combating COVID-19 and Supporting Recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the globe and disrupted the lives of billions of people in every corner of the world. Eastern Africa has not been left unscathed. The pandemic has affected trade and economic activity in a fundamental way. Whereas many have weighed the impact of COVID-19 on health terms, we in trade facilitation […]

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March 14, 2022

Time To Focus Beyond COVID-19

The better part of the last two financial years have been marked by unprecedented global focus on COVID-19, the global pandemic that took the World by surprise. The numerous natural, economic, and intellectual resources that have been spent to contain the spread of the rapidly-mutating enigmatic disease, and to eradicate it, have been worthwhile. In […]

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March 14, 2022

Global Pandemic Reaffirms TMEA’s Relevance & Impact

2021 marked an important watershed moment for global trade, as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic started to subside, and countries began to post stronger economic growth. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), global trade touched a high of $28 trillion, 11% growth from pre-pandemic levels. Trade in services is […]

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March 14, 2022

Global Pandemic Reaffirms TMA’s Relevance & Impact

2021 marked an important watershed moment for global trade, as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic started to subside, and countries began to post stronger economic growth. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), global trade touched a high of $28 trillion, 11% growth from pre-pandemic levels. Trade in services is […]

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February 21, 2022

Opening up new frontiers for young people and refugees in agribusiness

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Subregional office for Eastern Africa and Agricycle Global Inc. agreed to work together in nurturing youth groups in Kenya, and refugees and host communities in Uganda in the development of fruit and vegetable value-chains. Areas of collaboration include capacity development for youth on fruit and […]

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February 21, 2022

Keeping smugglers at bay

Save for shrubs and the squeal of small creatures, Malawi’s border with Mozambique in Nsanje District is as open as the skies. This is also the case in Mchinji District where, apart from Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) offices that give the place a semblance of an official border, what passes for a borderline is replete […]

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