Tag Archives: East Africa

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  Equity Group, East and Central Africa’s largest financial institution, has enhanced  its position as one of the strongest banking brands globally by scoring highly, in the 2023 Brand Finance’s Brand Strength and Brand Value rankings. In its second consecutive appearance in the Brand Finance …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Chinese technology firm Huawei on Friday launched its latest Wi-Fi technology, Wi-Fi 7 for the east African market in a bid to revolutionize internet connectivity. Matamela Mashau, Huawei Chief Technology Officer for Southern Africa, told journalists in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, that the innovation was driven by consumer …

Beni, DRC | XINHUA  & URN  |  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the M23 rebel group to respect the latest ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for Guterres, said the secretary-general urged the M23 to respect the ceasefire …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | The East African Business Council (EABC) has applauded Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan for allocating three hectares of land for building its headquarters in the East African nation’s northern city of Arusha, the EABC said in a statement late Friday. Hassan on Friday handed over …

East Africa largest freshwater vessel is the latest sign that East African countries are significantly ramping up maritime infrastructure, travel and trade Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Tanzania on Feb.12 floated East Africa’s largest-ever domestically manufactured fresh water passenger and cargo ship, the MV Mwanza Hapa Kazi Tu, on Lake Victoria. …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi bodies in East Africa have resolved to introduce digital service tax. The resolution was taken at the 50th East Africa Revenue Commissioners-General meeting (EARACGs) at Serena Hotel Kigo, Wakiso District. Kenya has been the only country in the region with the tax and having …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government accountability and public procurement agencies in East Africa have joined the East African Procurement Forum and exhibition due in Kampala next month, amidst worries about foreign competition for local contracts. The 14th Forum organized under the theme: “Open Contracting as a vehicle for Sustainable …

They are changing fast: new book follows their distinct paths Kampala, Uganda | ASTRID R.N. HAAS | Kampala, the Ugandan capital where I live, is naturally the city I have studied and worked on the most as an urban economist. Yet even with this background, reading Tom Goodfellow’s recently published book, …

New rankings show world is opening up – but not for everyone Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Imagine nine east Africans, one from each of the regional countries, travelling to Hong Kong on a business trip. The Ugandan, Kenyan, and Tanzanian would not need a visa. But the Rwandan, Ethiopian, …

COMMENT | Nkwazi Mhango | I was left puzzled when I heard that Kenya that failed miserably to pacify Somalia, has now sent its army to fight M23 rebels in the DRC.  A million questions have been generated by the decision. The first question is why Kenya alone? How did Kenya …