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African leaders want continent’s natural assets worth trillions of dollars to be part of measuring GDP of countries
BAKU, November, 19, 2024 – African Heads of State and government are calling for the continent’s vast natural capital to be considered when measuring their countries’ Gross Domestic Product [GDP]. In a…
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EAC deploys experts to combat Mpox outbreak
ARUSHA, November 2, 2024 – For the first time, the East African Community [EAC] is operationalising its Rapidly Deployable Expert [RDE] Pool in response to an international public health emergency due to…
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Among rallies EAC Partner States to implement protocols
KAMPALA, October 30, 3024 — The East African Community [EAC] Partner States have been urged to consolidate the gains of unity and cohesion to ensure a united community that will unlock the…
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AfDB supports Biashara Africa 2024 Business Forum
KIGALI, October 16, 2024 — The African Development Bank has lent support to the Biashara Africa 2024 Business Forum or AfCFTA Business Forum, held recently in Kigali, Rwanda. The meeting, organised by…
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SGR construction: Uganda signs EPC/Turnkey contract with Turkish Firm Yapi Merkezi
KAMPALA, October 14, 2024 – The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Works and Transport [MoWT], has today signed an EPC/Turnkey contract with Yapi Merkezi for the construction of a 273-kilometer…
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Uganda’s sugar exports to Kenya drop as Rwanda leads in EAC
KAMPALA, October 7, 2024 — Uganda’s sugar exports to Kenya have decreased by 16.2 percent to just 18 metric tonnes in the last nine months to September 2024. Authorities attribute this drop…
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Uganda celebrates World Gorilla Day, residents urged to protect our closest relatives
KANUNGU, September 25, 2024 – Uganda joined the global community yesterday to commemorate World Gorilla Day, honouring gorillas, our closest relatives after chimpanzees. This annual event, according to conservationists, raises awareness for gorilla…
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Dangote calls on African business leaders to drive continent’s transformation
JOHANNESBURG, September 12, 2024 — The President and Chief Executive of the Pan-African conglomerate, Dangote Group (www.Dangote.com), Aliko Dangote, has called on African business leaders to take the lead in transforming the…
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EAC One Network Area expands with entry of Burundi
KAMPALA, August 5, 2024 – East African Community [EAC] One Network Area [ONA] has expanded with the entry of the Republic of Burundi effective August 1, 2024. In a communiqué to the…
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WASH project improves the lives of border communities in EAC region
ARUSHA, August 4, 2024 – The East African Community [ EAC ] together with International Organisation for Migration [IOM] and the German Agency for International Cooperation [GIZ], have announced the successful conclusion…
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