Tag Archives: East Africa

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community partner states have through their standards regulators agreed on 11 measures aimed at improving the standard of food products on the market. The move is also aimed at ensuring the protection of local consumers against food-borne diseases and a smooth …

Bank’s customers will be provided with convenient access to fast, affordable, and quality air and ground evacuation services in the event of medical emergencies Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Kenyan subsidiary of the pan-African financial institution, Ecobank, has entered into a partnership with the African Medical and Research Foundation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to host the East Africa Business Council (EABC) Summit from August 31 to September 1, 2023, at the luxurious Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo in Kampala. The revelation was made during a press conference held at the Ministry of East Africa Community Affairs …

  Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Experts from the Food and Agriculture Organisation Sub-regional Office for Eastern Africa (FAO SFE), the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD), as well as global actors on biological controls, on June 27th held a consultation meeting on the uptake of biological control and the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A dialogue between regional policymakers and business leaders has made a raft of proposals for the East African Community governments to avoid bouts of food insecurity like the recent ones. The East African region’s food insecurity is exacerbated by natural disasters, climate change, and …

MTN Uganda and Stanbic Bank are the only Ugandan-listed companies on the list in the region Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventeen East African firms are among the list of the continent’s most valuable brands, with the Safaricom retaining the top spot amidst a decline in its overall ranking. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed on Thursday that it had received a joint bid from Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the continent’s biggest football event that takes place every two years. Uganda’s Football Federation Association …

West Africa now dominates growth in Africa’s mobile money sector Lagos, Nigeria| BIRD AGENCY  |  East Africa has lost its mantle as the engine of growth for Africa’s dynamic mobile money sector to West Africa, according to GSMA State of the Industry Report (SOTIR) 2023. East Africa – where the …

East Africa’s cross-border electric railway line plans are upping the competition for cargo business in the region and helping the region tap a US$3 trillion single market opportunity Dar ea Salaam, Tanzania | BIRD AGENCY  |  Tanzania and Burundi have floated a tender for designing and constructing an electrified railway …

Local Content Bill passed, procurement of EAC goods approved Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has considered President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s recommendation on prioritisation of procurement of goods, works and services from the East African region under the passed National Local Content Bill, 2022. President Museveni returned the Bill, …