Browsing: East African Community

The IMF has identified South Sudan, Burundi, and the DRC as East African Community member states poised for significant economic…

Burundi and Rwanda relations have hit a new low, with the Burundian government suspending ties with Rwanda, closing the Rwandan…

The whereabouts of Joseph Kony, the infamous leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), remains one of the most enduring mysteries in international justice and African politics. Despite extensive efforts to capture him, Kony continues to evade justice, with his exact location a subject of much speculation and few definitive answers.

A recent report has revealed that the ban on second-hand clothing, also known as mitumba, might not enhance Kenya’s textile industry as previously anticipated. The report commissioned by the Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya (MCAS) on the Second-Hand Clothing Industry in the East Africa Community has cautioned against protectionism towards importing second-hand clothing.

Weaker currencies make the fight to tackle inflation harder given Africa’s dependence on imports. According to the IMF, the average…

Grey’s expansion in the East African Market follows $2 million seed funding of the West African company. Grey CEO AIdorenyin…

The programme, being implemented with the support of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), is aimed at bolstering the region’s private…

Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Investment, Trade, and Industry Moses Kuria is leading a high-powered government delegation to London for the…

The Kenyan–Uganda border of Malaba. It is one of the businesses in the East Africaregion For years, the East African…

Should a common currency in the EAC come to fruition, the trade will be fueled by a reduction, albeit limited,…