Tag Archives: East Africa

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Since its establishment in 2014, the East African Pension Supervisors Association (EAPSA) has been promoting the pension agenda within the region focusing on mutual cooperation, information sharing, and capacity building among pension supervisory authorities. Key among the issues on the EAPSA agenda is the …

  Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  The East Africa Community chairman President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has called for the immediate deployment of a regional force to stabilize the situation in DRC. (FULL STATEMENT BOTTOM) “The East African Regional Force shall be deployed to the Ituri, North Kivu and South …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Russia-Ukraine conflict is hurting the performance of East Africa’s business community due to the rising prices of key commodities, the regional apex lobby said Tuesday. John Bosco Kalisa, the chief executive officer of the East African Business Council (EABC), told journalists in Nairobi, the capital …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and some of its neighbours will have a hard time as a new World Bank report warns of a possibility of high global inflation accompanied by tepid growth, reminiscent of the stagflation of the 1970s. The Global Economic Prospects Report predicts that Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Time for EAC Standby Force: Why should regional armies cooperate everywhere but on battlefield? THE LAST WORD How to broaden political appeal: Lessons for Uganda’s opposition from the repositioning of the National Front, …

More than 1.7 million children across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, are in urgent need of treatment for severe acute malnutrition Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday appealed for urgent funding to help avert an “explosion of child deaths” which it said is looming in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to position Uganda as a preferred tourist destination in the East African source market, Uganda Tourism Board participated in this year’s Karibu KILIFAIR at Magereza Grounds in Arusha Tanzania from June 3-5. The tourism agency said, Karibu-Kilifair attracted over 400 exhibitors from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s National Insurance Company (NIC) women’s team and Kampala University men’s team are the champions of the East Africa Club netball championships. NIC were crowned champions Saturday after defeating KCCA 44-35 in the final played at Kamwokya Christian Community Arena. Captain Stella Oyella was NIC’s …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) secretariat on Friday held the first simulation exercise since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to strengthen preparedness and bolster response to future public health emergencies in member states. A statement issued by the EAC headquarters …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Tanzania have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in defense and security for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline – EACOP project. The deal was signed on Friday at the climax of a three-day the 1st Inter-governmental Security Committee Meeting held at …