EAC trade fair Stories
Partnerships with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) contributed nearly...
Across the region, farmers face annual losses of between 30 and 40 per cent due to poor storage and logistical inefficiencies, which worsen hunger and...
UK is one of the largest foreign investors in Kenya, and British companies are among the country’s biggest taxpayers. The British High Commission in N...
The aftermath of Tanzania’s disputed polls has spilled across its borders, crippling transport corridors and leaving landlocked nations counting heavy...
Counties with strong infrastructure perform better across these areas, creating a cycle of investment and innovation that further strengthens local ec...
Trade data shows that more than half of Kenya’s exports to the US consist of clothing, macadamia, coffee, titanium ores and concentrates, and black te...
Taita Taveta officials told the court that the project would deprive residents of a key county asset used as a breeding centre for superior beef and g...
The traders have called on the Nairobi City County to act quickly to restore the street lights and ensure safety in the area. They say that the lights...
The two-day meeting has drawn together government officials, logistics experts, and private sector representatives from across Africa, seeking to expl...
The cross-border shopping hub of Jeppe offers hope for an inland entrepot to be recognised, supported and expanded to offer the global services that J...
A major resolution from the conference focused on the proposed IGAD Single Visa for non-IGAD citizens, designed to simplify tourism, trade, and invest...
The 256-kilometre Kisumu–Kakira Expressway will upgrade key trade routes, modernise border posts, and enhance connectivity across five EAC countries.
As it stands, visitors from outside the IGAD region must apply for separate visas to enter each member country, a time-consuming process that has slow...
Hundreds of small businesses are receiving a major boost as the county government, Inkomoko, and partners connect entrepreneurs to new markets, capita...
Global trade volumes are expected to rise by 2.9 per cent on average over the next two years, down from 3.5 per cent in 2024, while global headline in...
The deployment marks the continuation of China’s naval operations that began in December 2008 to protect international shipping routes from piracy and...
The incidents, confirmed by security agencies, are suspected to have been carried out by suspected Dassanech militia from Ethiopia.
COMESA's intra-regional trade has declined for two consecutive years, with analysts warning that prolonged instability could stall the bloc's integrat...
The inaugural shipment, dispatched by Ethiopian Airlines Cargo from Bole International Airport, comprised meat, vegetables, fruits, coffee, and beans,...
Business owners woke up to the devastating news that the spaces they had occupied — some for more than a decade — had been reduced to rubble.
Kindiki described the responsibility as significant and said Kenya would use its leadership to deepen value chains, leverage digital technology, and p...
A fundraiser led by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on Sunday raised Sh23.5 million to support more than 4,000 small-scale traders affected by the in...
The economic pillar exhibits the most fragmented performance among these, despite some notable strengths. It comprises four key dimensions: business a...
The exercise was part of the ninth Africa Amnesty Month, observed under the theme "Safer Communities through Voluntary Disarmament".
The amendments, currently facing a legal challenge, were widely seen as a strategy to help long-serving officials retain control.
The meeting brings together representatives of the AU, the East African Community, the United Nations, civil society, youth, women's groups, the media...
Weak internal checks have allowed a few officials to handle entire processes, from receiving applications to reviewing and registering them creating...
At the start of the year, the outlook had been positive, with the trade deficit narrowing by 2.7 per cent to Sh375.5 billion, down from Sh385.9 billio...
The programme has been credited with creating and sustaining hundreds of thousands of jobs across more than 30 eligible African countries.
