Regional trade facilitation organisation to pump between Shs 2.66 – Shs 2.83 trillion in region On May 31, executives at Trademark East Africa, a not-for- profit organization that supports the East African Community integration process in trade policy reforms and trade-related infrastructure, gathered in Kampala. The meeting was intended to …
Read More »Ugandan takes charge at top brewery UBL
Mark Ocitti Ongom was on Thursday unveiled in Kampala as the new Managing Director (MD) of Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL), taking over from Nyimpini Mabunda. Ongom is only the second Ugandan to lead the beverage manufacturer since UK multinational Diageo Plc, acquired majority shareholding in East African Breweries Limited …
Read More »Kigali’s puts final touches for the African Union Summit 2016
ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome When the African Union Summit 2016 will open its doors on the 10th of July, will Rwanda’s new national convention and exhibition center and the adjoining Radisson Blu Hotel Kigali be at the heart of things, meetings, accommodation and banquets. The new facility is …
Read More »Elgon Cup: The squad to take on Kenya
Looking at the final 23-man rugby Cranes squad to face a high-flying (pun intended) Kenya side Saturday afternoon, many a fan and rugby fraternity have mixed feelings. It will be very unfamiliar having old guards Mathias Ochwo and Alex Mubiru, both fit, sit out this affair. The duo was the …
Read More »Standard Gauge Railway compensation starts in Tororo
Up to 1,700 people in Tororo will be compensated to enable the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project go ahead on schedule in September. The compensation exercise for the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) started at the weekend Tororo. The SGR is one of several ventures by the Northern Corridor Integration Projects …
Read More »Surprise as NCIP summit in Kampala agrees to two pipelines
Uganda agrees with Kenya to develop the oil pipeline route to the port of Tanga while Kenya develops the Lamu route. — Richard Kabonero (@richardkabonero) April 23, 2016 The 13th Summit of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects concluded today with the surprise decision by the regional leaders to give a go ahead …
Read More »East Africa’s political leadership should be bold, think long-term
By Ivan Rugambwa Former EAC Secretary General, Juma Mwapachu, spoke to Ivan Rugambwa. East Africa’s integration efforts date back to as early as 1919, when Uganda and Kenya first formed a Customs Union. Why has a fully-fledged Federation of East Africa remained elusive? Regional Integration is a political process and …
Read More »East African leaders to meet over South Sudan crisis
By The Independent Team Leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia arrived in South Sudan on Thursday to try and mediate between the country’s president and the political rivals he accuses of attempting a coup that the government insists sparked violence that has threatened to destroy the world’s newest country. Information Minister …
Read More »East Africa’s rapid population growth to worsen food insecurity
By Ronald Musoke Food insecurity which is already a perennial challenge in East Africa could be worsened by the region’s rapidly growing population— already one of the highest in the world, a new book published by three international research institutions has warned. The book entitled ‘East African Agriculture and Climate …
Read More »African Development Bank poised to boost geothermal development in East Africa
By Julius Odeke Building on its Kenyan experience in the East African Rift Valley with the Menengai geothermal project, the African Development Bank is working on an ambitious geothermal development program for Africa. Chawki Chahed Principal Communications Officer said in a press that apart from the gigantic projects such as …
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