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The region had drawn a number of important lessons from the pandemic especially in relation to the economic sectors that…
EAC COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate will eliminate the current high transaction costs of COVID-19 testing Removal of visa fees for Uganda…
The private sector in the community has been urged to drive the buy and build East Africa initiative Foreign Direct…
The AfCFTA is the largest trade agreement, by composition of countries enjoined, since the formation of the World Trade Organization. Currently, 54 out of the 55 African countries have signed the AfCFTA, with 41 having ratified it.
The agreement is set to ultimately open up the African market to trade freely, will boost intra-African trade and trigger structural transformation with the goal of reducing poverty.
The East African Community (EAC) was formed to build socio-economic integration for East African countries. As a result, member states…
The situation is no better across the border in Kenya, since both countries are geographically on the Indian Ocean they are major international air and water transit locations for traffickers from Asia and Latin America to Europe and the Arabian Peninsula.
As is the case for Tanzania, the report also cites corruption as a central reason behind traffickers choice of ports. As a result Kenya is also a transit country that is quickly becoming a destination for a various of drugs and especially heroin and cocaine as well as drugs that are used to produce methamphetamine.
“Heroin originating from Southwest Asia enters Kenya both from direct shipping across the Indian Ocean via south Asia and, increasingly, from countries to the south, such as Tanzania and Mozambique. Most of the heroin entering Kenya is destined for international markets, principally Europe. Cocaine enters Kenya primarily via transshipment through Ethiopia from South America,” it reads.
Private sector players in the region have expressed optimism in making steps towards the recovery of Covid-19. This follows a…
Partner states of the East African region have been urged to fast-track the finalization and implementation of EAC regulations on…
Kenya has been lauded for its decision to waive the requirement of obtaining a visa to enter the country by…
The EAC bloc should urgently work to attract international investors and embark on joint regional investments in the vaccine manufacturing…