KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandan president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has thanked the head of Confederation of African Football (CAF) for his efforts in promoting football in East Africa. CAF president Patrice Motsepe met Museveni on Friday night at the Statehouse in Kampala. Motsepe was on his final visit to …
Read More »KCB Bank Uganda’s Golf Team Dominates 2024 East Africa Golf Tournament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCB Bank Uganda’s selected golfers Joseph Cwinyaai, Peace Kabasweka, Abdul Kakeeto, and Martha Babirye—representing Toro and Uganda Golf Clubs, secured an impressive victory at the 2024 KCB East Africa Golf Tournament, held at Sigona Golf Club last Friday. The team, which also included Elton Thembo …
Read More »East Africa’s cargo tracking boosts trade
URA saves over $1m in escort costs, transit time from Mombasa reduced ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Digital trade interventions like East Africa’s regional electronic cargo tracking systems (RECTS), and Uganda’s national electronic single window (UeSW) have been praised for enhancing trade, improving revenue collection, and saving traders millions of traders …
Read More »David Pulkol: Let East Africans interact freely
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Director General of the External Security Organization (ESO), David Bwangamoe Pulkol says countries in East Africa not to restrict their citizens from interacting socially and economically. Pulkol, the Executive Director of the Africa Leadership Institute, interaction among the citizens of the regional economic bloc can help …
Read More »Glovo drives retail media innovation in East Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Glovo has taken a significant step in shaping the future of retail in East Africa. The company recently hosted the region’s first and largest retail media event in Nairobi, bringing together over 60 industry leaders, top brands, banks, and agencies. The event provided a platform …
Read More »EAC chief Nduva warns of dangers of protectionism
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are fears that the factors and developments that led to the collapse of the first East African Community in the 1970s are increasingly evident in the current bloc. While the first EAC existed for only 10 years, the revived version is marking 25 …
Read More »Huawei wins Eastern Africa Cybersecurity Leadership Award at Internet Governance Forum
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Huawei, a global information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices firm, has been awarded the prestigious Eastern Africa Cybersecurity Leadership and Innovation Award at the East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF). The event, held from September 11 – 12 at the Serena Hotel …
Read More »East African states deviate from agreed tax rates in local production battle
EAC-CET was established to protect the common interests of various partner states by safeguarding specific sectors, and the lack of uniform application Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Import costs in the East African Community states are expected to remain high under the newly implemented Common External Tariff (CET) as countries …
Read More »Military spending rising in EA region
Experts say that could lead to coups ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Governments that allocate substantial resources to the military can inadvertently increase the political power of the military. “This will in turn lower both civilian control and oversight and increase the risk of an unconstitutional change of government (coups),”says Nan …
Read More »EAC: Uganda to host 11th East Africa internet governance forum
ARUSHA, Tanzania | Xinhua | Uganda will host the 11th East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) to address crucial issues that enhance internet development and governance in the region, the East African Community (EAC) said in a statement on Monday. The statement issued by the EAC headquarters in Tanzania’s northern …
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