Borders
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kanungu coffee coops grapple with poor quality as middlemen smuggle stocks from the DRC into Ugandan market
KANUNGU, March 28, 2025 — Kanungu district, located in the southwestern Uganda, borders the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] and is a key point for cross-border trade. The district’s Ishasha border links…
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News
Ministers hold strategic dialogue on visa-free movement to propel regional integration agenda for Africa’s transformation
ADDIS ABABA, February 19, 2025 — On the sidelines of the 38th African Union Summit, African leaders discussed obstacles to the continent’s economic integration, underscoring visa-free movement to reduce illegal migration and…
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East Africa
World Bank earmarks US$15mln to enhance digital integration in EAC
ARUSHA-The World Bank has earmarked about US$15 million [about Shs 55.5 billion] to enhance and accelerate regional digital integration efforts across the East African Community [EAC]. The Bank through its Single Digital…
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East Africa
Stanbic Bank’s borderless platform sees 24 percent growth in transactions
KAMPALA-The phenomenal growth of Stanbic Bank’s East Africa Borderless Banking platform has revealed a pent-up demand for secure, real-time transactions across international borders, according to the latest report. Spanning a single network…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Uganda, South Sudan authorities concerned over continuous illegal cross border trades.
AMURU – Authorities in Uganda and South Sudan have raised concerns over the continuous illegal trade across borders in petroleum and drugs. For years, community members living along the border villages of…
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