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East Africa
East African Higher Education Quality Assurance Network Forum underway in Bujumbura
Bujumbura, September 8, 2023 – The 12th Annual East African Higher Education Quality Assurance Forum [EAQAN] is currently underway in Bujumbura, Burundi under the theme: “Nurturing Emerging Trends in Higher Education through quality Assurance”.…
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East Africa
NTBs and national protection impeding intra-EAC trade, says official
ARUSHA – Non-tariff Barriers [ NTBs ] and protectionism at the national level have been identified as the key factors impeding the growth of intra-EAC trade. The East African Community [EAC] Secretary…
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National
Gov’t urged to clear Shs 49bln debt owed to global organisations
KAMPALA – Members of Parliament have cautioned that Uganda faces the risk of international embarrassment over her failure to pay subscriptions to international organisations. The members of the Public Accounts Committee –…
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Technology
Online tool to measure performance of One Stop Border Posts in EAC unveiled
ARUSHA – The East African Community [EAC] has unveiled an online tool to measure the performance of the 22 One Stop Border Posts [OSBPs] across the region. The EAC Secretary General in…
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East Africa
China to strengthen cooperation with EAC in capacity building and trade
ARUSHA – The People’s Republic of China has pledged to strengthen cooperation with the East African Community [EAC] in capacity building, trade, infrastructure development, and other fields. The Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania…
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East Africa
Cooperatives, others in EAC to benefit from major trade campaign
ARUSHA – The East African Community [EAC] has launched a campaign aimed at creating awareness on the agri-export trade opportunities that have been created through the EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme [MARKUP].…
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East Africa
EAC tables over US$ 103.8mln budget for 2023/2024 financial year
ARUSHA – The East African Community [EAC] has tabled before the East African Legislative Assembly [EALA] the budget estimates for the 2023/2024 financial year [FY] totaling US$ 103,842,880. Tabling the budget speech…
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East Africa
Drafting Constitution for the EAC Political Confederation: National consultations concluded in Kenya
NAIROBI – National consultations for Drafting the Constitution for the proposed East African Community [EAC] Political Confederation concluded in Machakos County, Kenya over the weekend. The 20-day consultations launched in Mombasa on…
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East Africa
EAC Political Confederation Constitution: Ruto urges experts to deliver first draft by June 2024
NAIROBI-The President of Kenya Williams Ruto has urged the Committee of Experts tasked with drafting the Constitution for the proposed EAC Political Confederation to fast-track the process and have the first draft…
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East Africa
Commitments to Common Market Protocol bedrock of trade integration-EAC boss
ARUSHA – East African Community [EAC] Partner States’ commitments to the Common Market Protocol is the bedrock of trade integration in the bloc, EAC Secretary General, Dr. Peter Mathuki, has said. Mathuki…
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