Kinshasa's pledge to neutralize the Hutu rebel group is overdue - and its success is far from guaranteed.
A diversified economy, integrated value chains, and regional dominance make East Africa's powerhouse impossible to ignore.
By Sheena Raikundalia US President Trump’s decision to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act through December 2026 has sparked jubilation in Nairobi. But beneath the...
By Danilo Desiderio On January 2nd, heavy weapons fire shattered the uneasy calm at Nadapal, a remote border post between Kenya and South Sudan. Clashes between...
By John Kourkoutas In 1880, roughly 90 percent of Africa remained “unclaimed” by European colonial powers. A map from that year shows a continent mostly in...
By Danilo Desiderio In the decades since the 1994 genocide, Rwanda has emerged as one of Africa’s most compelling development success stories. From the ashes of...
By Ziad Hamoui In the first quarter of 2025, a quiet but transformative shift reshaped Africa’s economic landscape: trade between the East African Community (EAC) and...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has entered a dangerous new phase. Just as the world’s attention...
By Des H Rikhotso East Africa is solidifying its position as one of the most dynamic and resilient economic regions on the African continent, outpacing peers...
By Dishant Shah Trade blocs often sound like the ultimate solution to regional prosperity. On paper, they promise unified markets, stronger negotiating power, streamlined supply chains,...
By Danilo Desiderio Recent reports of a US$228.19 million drop in Ugandan exports to the East African Community (EAC) over the past year have painted a...
By Danilo Desiderio While tariffs have gained renewed attention under recent administrations, they are far from the only tools countries use to restrict imports. Beyond tariffs,...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Strategically located at the crossroads of these regions, Uganda plays an indispensable role in maintaining regional stability. Despite being landlocked, Uganda connects...
By Godfred Zina Security remains a pressing issue in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) as leaders from the East African Community (EAC)...
By Danilo Desiderio On February 7, 2025, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) officially presented a Time Release Study (TRS) analyzing the primary trade barriers along...
Kenya, currently holding the East African Community (EAC) presidency, has announced a joint summit with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on February 7-8 in Dar...
By Danilo Desiderio The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has officially launched an electronic Certificate of Origin (eCO) to streamline trade processes and...
By Danilo Desiderio A recent article from Burundi Eco outlines the status of creating a common currency in the East African Community (EAC). While regional central...
By Danilo Desiderio One of the major obstacles to the movement of agricultural and food products among African countries is the variation in Sanitary and Phytosanitary...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In 2022, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), the second-largest and fourth-most populous country in Africa, joined the East African Community...
By Mary Alorh The East African region holds strategic importance on the continent, boasting some of the world’s premier holiday destinations and attractions. The East African...
The East African Community (EAC) is witnessing a notable transformation in its trading patterns, marked by a growing emphasis on intra-African trade and a corresponding decline...
Last week marked a significant development as four East African Community member states joined Kenya and Uganda in their collaborative effort to advance a modern railway...
Press Release | The Federal Republic of Somalia has finally joined the East African Community (EAC) as the bloc’s 8th Partner State after officially depositing her...
Business Daily | Kenya has begun twitching its online visitor registration service that policymakers wanted to use to ease travel into the country, but which saw...
Reuters | Tanzania has withdrawn approval for Kenyan national carrier Kenya Airways to operate flights between the Kenyan capital Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s commercial...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When Kenya gained independence in December 1963, its neighbors Tanzania and Uganda were already independent. Also, even though Jomo Kenyatta was a...
By Gregory Simpkins It is said that necessity is the mother of invention but that desperate times call for desperate measures. Well Ethiopia has a desperate...
AFP | Conflict-weary Somalia was admitted on Friday into the East African Community (EAC) as the eighth member of the bloc as it seeks to expand...
By Alan Hirsch President William Ruto of Kenya recently announced that Kenya’s borders would be open to visitors from the entirety of Africa, with no visas...
By Chinedu Okafor According to Uganda’s finance ministry, the nation’s yearly and monthly trade deficits with the rest of the world have decreased as a result...
Bloomberg | The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) joined the East African Community (EAC), bringing the regional trading bloc’s market size to a quarter of...
The final decision will now be made by the East African Community Heads of State Summit at a later date.
With less than a year to go to the end of his term, Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta is worrying about the legacy he will leave behind...
Africa is the second least affected region of the world
Country has suffered from power outages for over a decade, Eskom can't meet demand
By Calestous Juma and Francis Mangeni A major trade deal signed in June 2015 is about to remake Africa. Dubbed the Tripartite Free Trade Area, the...
Senior African officials negotiating a trade deal to create a common market across half the continent said Monday the pact was ready to be signed. The...
East African businesses can now breath a sigh of relief after a key bill on eliminating regional non-tariff barriers sailed through its third reading Tuesday pending...
By Kizito Sikuka Africa’s long-standing vision is an integrated, prosperous and united continent. This vision will come closer to reality this December when the largest integrated...
The East African Community (EAC) comprising Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya has increased import duty on rice in a move to discourage cheap imports of...
Tanzania will ease controls on foreign ownership of its stocks and bonds by next year as the country seeks to attract investment to finance infrastructure projects...
Upcoming entrepreneurs in East Africa have been given a gleam of hope after the announcement of a 20 million dollar fund. The fund, named the Novastar...
The pace of development in today’s Africa is like a steam train whose cadence is – much to everyone’s surprise – getting into bullet train territory....
East African businesses, especially those that import goods from within the East African Community (EAC) have for long complained about the roaming fees they incur whenever...
Precisely 3 weeks ago, we sat opposite a cabinet minister of an East African nation. When the subject of regional integration was broached, the Honorable scoffed at...
Oil rig in Uganda. PHOTO/Tullow Oil (Bloomberg) – Uganda is looking for a lead investor to develop a refinery estimated to cost US$2.5 billion, two weeks...
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. PHOTO/File By Stephen Lande & Dennis Matanda | Just like Kenya deftly managed a post-inferno crisis that shut down its international airport...
Ask anyone with insider knowledge of Africa’s regional economic communities – and they will tell you that most of the issues keeping Africa apart are not...
By Carlos Lopes It is unquestionable that Africa is on a major ascendance path, a trend shared by the rest of the rising ‘South’. Despite the...
Experts negotiating rules for unifying economic policies of the five East African Community countries have turned to West Africa for lessons on integration as the Eurozone...
Ghana’s Vice President John Dramani Mahama has urged leaders of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) sub-region to demonstrate more commitment towards the integration...
Economies of the East African Community (EAC) member states grew by more than five per cent last year, making the region one of the fastest growing...
Uganda has introduced an electronic tax collection system that is set to cut evasion and help boost domestic revenue collection. The country’s revenue collection equivalent to...
East African Development Bank Headquarters in Kampala, Uganda Tanzania last week avoided further aggravating a damaging diplomatic and legal crisis after its Court of Appeal reversed...
While the west experiences economic difficulty, Africa contiues to look east – towards China. The west has every reason to be worried – about it’s declining...
Uganda, Tanzania raise the red flag against Khartoum’s practice of Sharia law, treatment of women. Khartoum’s application to join the East African Community (EAC) was on...
Kenya expects a planned liquefied natural gas terminal to cost US$500 million and take 3-5 years to build once it floats a tender in February 2012...
Major road expansion works underway in Kenya. – East African (The East African) — Regional leaders are seeking to raise at least US$3 billion for a...
