Amuru, Uganda | Xinhua | Regional transit truck drivers have suspended operations along the Uganda-South Sudan corridor, parking hundreds of cargo trucks at border points to protest deteriorating security following the killing of a colleague last month. The strike has effectively choked one of East Africa’s key trade routes, highlighting …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Ambassador Col. (Rtd.) Fred Mwesigye, Uganda’s High Commissioner to Tanzania, has called for the urgent alignment of policies between East African nations to solidify the regional energy corridor and ensure First Oil serves as a catalyst for industrialization. Speaking Wednesday during the 11th Oil …
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The push for a regional refinery comes at a time when East Africa remains almost entirely dependent on imported refined petroleum products, largely sourced from the Middle East Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | East African countries are in discussions to build a joint oil refinery at Tanzania’s port city …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Renowned executive coach Dr Martin Oduor-Otieno will be the keynote speaker at the (LEAD) Convention 2026 and launch a new book, The Humanised Leader, on Thursday, 30th April 2026 in Kampala Uganda. Officials said Dr Martin Oduor Otieno, who serves as a business advisor and executive coach …
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Soroti, Uganda | URN | A coalition of Civil Society Organizations, churches, and political actors from the Teso Sub Region has urged the government to withdraw the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026. They warn that the Bill could fundamentally alter the constitutional order in Uganda, strip citizens of their power, …
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Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan stylist and creative director Allan Ainebyona, popularly known as Allan Senior, has been named Best Fashion Star – East Africa at the Shining Star Awards in Kigali, cementing his rise as one of the region’s most sought-after image-makers in the entertainment industry. The …
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COMMENT | GYAGENDA SEMAKULA ZIKUSOOKA SSAJJABBI | There are candidates you evaluate on paper, and there are those you understand through proximity. Comrade Dr Ronex Kisembo Tendo is firmly in the latter category. I write this not only as a journalist who has closely followed East Africa’s integration story …
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Global chains dominate the development pipeline, with Marriott International leading with 31,782 rooms under construction, followed by Hilton and Accor NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | East Africa is emerging as the engine of Africa’s hotel development, with Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania showing some of the highest construction ratios on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Law Society has taken the Ugandan government to the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) over its decision to indefinitely suspend several civil society organisations (CSOs), arguing that the directive violates regional treaty obligations on governance, democracy, rule of law, and human …
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COMMENT | JANE NALUNGA | In an increasingly uncertain global economy marked by geopolitical rivalry, fragile supply chains, climate shocks and shifting trade alliances, regional integration is no longer simply an aspirational development agenda; it has become a strategic necessity. For East Africa, the East African Community (EAC) represents one …
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