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Delegates at the event while unveiling a revamped Single Customs Territory (SCT) Centralised Platform. Courtesy
Economy

One-stop border posts save EAC over $63m annually

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi, delivers remarks at a high-level dialogue aimed at addressing the elimination of NTBs in Rwanda on Thursday, December 19. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

Inside Rwanda’s push to eliminate non-tariff barriers, boost regional trade

Saturday, December 21, 2024
Farmers collect their tomato produce in Remera Sector, Ngomba District. SMEs have called on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Adjustment Fund to finance agro-processing projects.
Economy

What Rwandan SMEs expect from $10bn AfCFTA Fund in 2025

Monday, December 16, 2024
The New Times

President Ruto takes over EAC Chairmanship, outlines priorities 

Saturday, November 30, 2024
James Kabarebe, Rwanda’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in Charge of Regional Cooperation, speaks at a high-level side event to celebrate EAC's 25th Anniversary, on November 29, in Arusha, Tanzania (courtesy photo)
Africa

EAC silver jubilee: Kabarebe calls for greater efforts to unlock bloc’s potential

Friday, November 29, 2024
The value of trade between East African Community (EAC) member states remained low at 15 per cent in 2023. Courtesy Photo
Business

Intra-EAC trade remains low on non-tariff barriers

Tuesday, November 05, 2024
The 23rd COMESA Heads of State and Government Summit took place in Burundi. Courtesy
Africa

COMESA leaders urged to strengthen regional value chains in Burundi meet

Friday, November 01, 2024
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport, Davis Chirchir, and EAC Partner States Ministers sign the report of the 19th Sectoral Council on Transport, Communications and Meteorology in Mombasa, Kenya. Also in the photos are the EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social and Political Sectors, Andrea Aguer Ariik and Partner States’ Permanent/Principal Secretaries.
Africa

EAC countries urged to eliminate barriers to transportation

Saturday, October 26, 2024
Adrian Raphael Njau from Tanzania was appointed the Executive Director of the East Africa Business Council (EABC).
Africa

EABC’s Adrian Raphael Njau advocates for stronger EAC market

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
EAC heads of state have set an ambitious target to increase intra-EAC trade from 15 per cent to 40 per cent by 2030. Courtesy
Business

Rwanda, EAC vow to promote trade ties

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
EAC Secretary General Veronica M. Nduva and the Chairperson of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State and President of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, meet in State House Juba, on Thursday, September 19. All photos courtesy of the EAC.
Africa

President Kiir, EAC Secretary General discuss ways to promote regional stability

Friday, September 20, 2024
EAC Secretary General Veronica Nduva (3rd right) in a group photo with participants at the two-day roundtable discussion. In the front row are (from left) Prof Njuguna Ndung’u of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, EAC Deputy Secretary General Annette Ssemuwemba, Dr Joy Maria Kategekwa of AfDB, Allen Asiimwe of TradeMark Africa, and Amani M’Bale of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on Wednesday, September 11. COURTESY OF EAC
Africa

Region’s Central Banks urged to embrace technology, facilitate cross-border trade

Wednesday, September 11, 2024