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Browsing: EAC border points
- Tanzania and Rwanda are warming up to set up second official border post.
- Currently, Rwanda is the third largest user of Dar es Salaam port.
- More than 80% of Rwanda’s cargo goes through the port of Dar es Salaam.
The push to foster EAC integration appears to be moving in a positive direction with Tanzania and Rwanda taking steps to enhance one of East Africa Community (EAC) pivotal goal, regional trade.
A top Tanzanian envoy has announced plans to open a new border post with Rwanda, as part of ongoing measures between the two countries to scale up the movement of labour, goods and services providers.
Tanzania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, January Makamba, made the announcement at the end of his four-day state visit to Rwanda.
The Minister revealed that the proposed border crossing will be set up in Tanzania’s Kyerwa district in Kagera Region and …
The East African Business Council (EABC) has called upon South Sudan to stop charging Visa entry fees on any East African Partner States and embrace the use of National Identity cards as a travelling document across the region.
“As it is now, South Sudan still charges visa fees to EAC citizens from EAC Partner States which do not have a bilateral agreement, with the country. We also urge South Sudan to join Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda to use National IDs as travel documents,” said EABC CEO, Dr. Peter Mutuku Mathuki.
This follows EABC’s visit at the Nimule – Elegu One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) yesterday. EABC in collaboration with the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) and the South Sudan Chamber of Commerce held a meeting with the Joint Border Management Committee, deliberating on sustainable solutions on issues affecting the flow of goods and movement of persons at the border post.