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EAC Secretariat Secretary-General Peter Mathuki has hailed the governments of the Republic of Rwanda and the Republic of Uganda for their efforts ahead of the reopening of the Gatuna-Katuna border post He said the reopening would strengthen bilateral ties between the two EAC Partner States, which will revitalise social, economic and political relations Mathuki added […]
Plans to decongest Kenya-Uganda border gears up – Commissioner THE East African Business Council (EABC) has been assured that the backlog of trucks at Malaba One-Stop-Border Post (OSBP) will be cleared and normalcy has been return by yesterday (Wednesday). Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner of Customs, Abel Kagumire made the assurance when speaking at the EABC-TMA […]
The official start of free trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in January 2021 moved a major continental aspiration closer to reality. One year later, cross-border trade in goods and services may not exactly be in full swing as had been anticipated, but indications are that there is some progress—the cup is […]
Summary The AfCFTA is a flagship project of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063, Africa’s long-term development strategy for transforming the continent into a global powerhouse of the future. The African Continental Free Trade Area is the world’s largest free trade area, and the largest trade organisation since the establishment of the World Trade Organisation, […]
The goods arrive at the port of Mombasa in big, lumbering mysterious ships. They come with impossible names like Kota Gadang, Si Hang Yun, Fox, Tramper. They come sailing under the flags of Singapore, Japan, India, Sierra Leone, Panama, China, bringing in palm oil, sorghum, kapok, coconut, sisal, cotton, vehicles, fertiliser, motorbike parts, sugar etc. […]
Summary Changing how Tanzania engages in agricultural production can have multiple benefits in the country’s employment stakes, rural-to-urban migration dynamics – and how these can boost economic growth Dar es Salaam. As the single most important economic sector in Tanzania, agriculture should provide most of the employment slots in the country. As a matter of […]
Industrialisation is crucial for Africa’s development and the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could provide crucial impetus in the coming years. Major challenges and opportunities for Africa’s transformation model present themselves continuously. African countries have responded to Covid-19 by resorting increasingly to digital solutions but to a lesser extent with greener, […]
More than 15 private tourism business owners, private and public institutions were on Friday 26, awarded and recognized for showing resilience in the tourism sector despite challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Organized by the Rwanda Chamber of Tourism and partners, the 2021 Rwanda Tourism Awards, follows a week-long exhibition that brought together more than 50 tourism […]
Summary Investment and capacity building needed in SHPs’ organisations in order to assist them in organising, producing and searching for markets Dar es Salaam. Agriculture stakeholders have made recommendations on addressing the challenges facing smallholder producers (SHPs) in having access to domestic and international markets. The recommendations include better use of technology, improving infrastructure, access to […]
Summary All Congo’s raw materials, including the most critical for harnessing clean energy in the era of combating global warming, will suddenly become locally available to the East African countries at their different stages of industrial development. Citizens of space-constrained EAC member states will be able to grow food in the extensive fertile soils of […]