The Clade Ib strain has already jumped borders, with cases being reported in Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya in the last two weeks
This investment, used as a facilitator of local production, can also help develop regional value chains and access upstream global value chains
The Democratic Republic of the Congo will bring economic opportunities for the East African Community and the DRC – but it will also bring a number of major security problems
Human Rights Watch has documented cases of Burundian refugees being tortured and forcibly returned by Tanzanian authorities
The poll is going ahead with virtually no precautions besides prayer to protect citizens against the spread of Covid-19
‘The trade deal with the EU gives East African Community member states duty- and quota-free access for their goods to the EU’
Officials of three African economic blocs held talks on a "one trade regime" that would forge a common market spanning the continent.
Nations in southern and eastern Africa are progressing towards an agreement on a free trade area that wil comprise of nearly 600-million people.
Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete says his country will not pull out of the East African Community despite having issues with the organisation.
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/ 22 October 2008
Leaders from three major African trading blocs met in the Ugandan capital on Wednesday met to push for a single market.