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Kenya secures $113m to build 1,550km road connecting Burundi

Posted on September 6, 2014Author Zegabi NewsPosted in Africa, Economy, Top Stories, TourismLeave a Reply

By Christabel Ligami and Adam Ihucha
 Kenya has secured $113 million from the African Development Bank for the construction of a transit route from the…

Uganda tightens noose on tax defaulters

Posted on June 18, 2014June 18, 2014Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Economy, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has toughened its punitive measures against tax defaulters in a bid to compel them to comply.
ChimReports has revealed that URA…

Regional Bar Association accuses Burundi of violating East African Community Treaty

Posted on March 5, 2014March 6, 2014Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

The East African Law Society (EALS) has accused the government of Burundi of breaching Articles 6(a) and 7(2) of the East African Community’s founding treaty,…

Uganda joins Regional Electronic Payment Solution Platform

Posted on March 5, 2014March 6, 2014Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Technology, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Uganda has officially launched the Common Market for East and Central Africa’s (COMESA) Regional Payment and Settlement System (REPSS).
The electronic payment solution, which facilitates…

Kenya and Tanzania Sign Agreement to Permit Free Movement of Tour Operators

Posted on February 23, 2014Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Tourism officials from Kenya and Tanzania have entered into a deal that will enable tour operators convey tourists to selected locations in either nation.
According…

Uganda to hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for the New Japanese-funded Bridge

Posted on January 28, 2014Author Juliet OnyangoPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply


Japan has agreed to fund a new dual-carriage bridge in Uganda, which will provide a faster and safer means of crossing the Nile.
According to…

East African Community to Launch Single Tourist Visa Next Month

Posted on January 22, 2014January 23, 2014Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

After its much publicised failure to kick off as expected on January 1st, reportedly due to logistical constraints, the East African Community’s single tourist visa…

East African Countries to Cut Call Costs

Posted on January 16, 2014January 16, 2014Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Technology, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Communications and Technology officials from Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan have agreed to institute uniform call charges in the region.
At a meeting in…

East African Community Single Visa Scheme Postponed

Posted on January 2, 2014January 2, 2014Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

The much anticipated kick off of the single visa scheme for the East African Community (EAC) has been postponed for a week to allow officials…

Tanzania Complains of Being Sidelined in East African Bloc

Posted on November 6, 2013November 6, 2013Author Juliet OnyangoPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

images (3)Previously a model of regional integration, the EAC is seemingly demonstrating indications of cracking under the pressure of competing agendas.
Apparently too cautious and slow…

Odinga Warns EAC Against Isolating Tanzania and Burundi

Posted on November 6, 2013November 6, 2013Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has cautioned leaders of the East African Community against isolating Burundi and Tanzania.
This comes after representatives from Burundi…

East African nations launch single customs territory

Posted on October 30, 2013October 30, 2013Author Kofi SaaPosted in Africa, Top StoriesLeave a Reply

images (1)Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan have agreed to establish a single customs territory to promote business between one another.
The Presidents of the partner…

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