Tag: EAC
Joint Communiqué: 19th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State of the East African Community
26 Feb 18 NewsTheme: Enhancing Socio-Economic Development for Deeper Integration of the Community
The East African Community Heads of State, their Excellencies President Yoweri Kaguta Musev...
Efficient border crossing to boost trade between Kenya and Uganda with launch of Busia one stop border post
26 Feb 18 NewsH.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya, and H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, joined by Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko, East African Commun...
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23 Feb 18 NewsFeatured tweet, @AERCAFRICA: How can we best accelerate regional integration in Africa? Share your ideas as we build up to the AERC Senior Policy Seminar XX (pdf) in Entebbe, Ugand...
EAC Partner States to maintain high budgetary allocation for infrastructure development
23 Feb 18 NewsEast African Community Partner States will maintain high budgetary allocations geared towards financing infrastructure development within their national borders.
Hon. Monica Azuba...
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22 Feb 18 NewsFeatured interactive: NEPAD’s impact on the continent
The CSAE Conference 2018 (18-20 March, Oxford) includes four trade panels: the preliminary papers have been posted
Selecte...
Rwanda maintains tough stance on used clothes
19 Feb 18 NewsThe U.S has made a fresh call for the East African Community not to phase out imported used clothes and leather products locally known as “Chagua”, but Rwanda says the U.S shou...
Court dismisses appeal over EAC partner states signing EPA dispute
19 Feb 18 NewsThe Appellate Division dismissed an Appeal filed by one Castro Pius from the United Republic of Tanzania, whose application seeking an injunction to stop the Partner States which h...
EALA lawmakers impressed by ease of movement on Dar-Dodoma trade route
16 Feb 18 NewsMembers of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) currently conducting an on-spot assessment of EAC organs, institutions and facilities on the Central Corridor, Thursday said...
Cargo scanners give KRA Sh131m more daily at the ports
15 Feb 18 NewsIncreased use of cargo scanners at the port of Mombasa and the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport largely helped the taxman to grow daily non-oil revenue by Sh131 million in six m...
Three East Africa states in US crosshairs over mitumba ban
15 Feb 18 NewsEast African nations that are en-route to stopping importation of used clothes may soon pay a price for it following the US State Department’s announcement that Washington will i...
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09 Feb 18 NewsAnnounced: Abdoulaye Mar Dieye to head UNDP’s Global Policy Bureau
Brazil circulates proposal for WTO Investment Facilitation deal (ICTSD)
Brazil submitted an extensive draft p...
EAC Monetary Union Bills in the offing
09 Feb 18 NewsTwo key Bills critical to the establishment of the East African Community Monetary Union were tabled for the First Reading in Kampala, Uganda on 7 February, 2018.
The EAC Monetary...
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08 Feb 18 Newstralac’s Weekly e-Newsletter is posted: SADC Tribunal saga continues before the South African courts
Featured tweets: (i) @AdanMohamedCS: The are now 54 Japanese companies in Ke...
Why flying within East Africa is cumbersome
07 Feb 18 NewsIf you are a frequent flyer in East Africa, connecting from one flight to another, which is time-consuming and tiresome, plus the eventual cost of travel are likely to be your top ...
Cheap Chinese, Indian, UAE imports threaten local firms in Kenya
07 Feb 18 NewsCompetition from cheap imports from India and China is the biggest barrier to growth of local manufacturing, the Kenya Association of Manufacturers has said.
In its fourth-quarter...
Kenya and Tanzania agree to resolve trade barriers
01 Feb 18 NewsKenya and Tanzania have agreed to resolve their differences and address barriers hindering trade between the two countries.
In a joint communique issued in Mombasa, the two countr...
Botswana signs the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement
31 Jan 18 NewsBotswana has signed the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Agreement which consists of 26 countries of the three Regional Economic Communities of Common Market for Eastern and South...
Group trains 10,000 small trade women from EAC on cross-border laws
30 Jan 18 NewsMore than 10,000 small-scale women traders engaged in cross-border business in the East African Community (EAC) have been trained on laws governing trade among the member countries...
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24 Jan 18 NewsUnderway in Nairobi: Review and Validation Meeting for the EAC Draft Regional Framework
US Trade and Investment with Sub-Saharan Africa: download evidence at yesterday’s hearing...
President Museveni delivers State of EAC Address to EALA
24 Jan 18 NewsThe President of Republic of Uganda and Chairperson of Summit of EAC Heads of State, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, is rooting for all efforts towards an effective integration of the...