Africa urged to emulate Rwanda’s ban on polythene bags Members of Parliament and experts from 10 African countries want the continent to emulate Rwanda and support efforts to stop importation, manufacturing, sale and use of polythene bags.
Africa can feed itself, if only AU leaders would stop starving regional trade This Monday, African heads of state will meet again in Addis in the surroundings of their new and impressive headquarters, which were inaugurated in January 2012.
Bank of China to open office in Kenya, eyes regional deals Kenya’s central bank said on Tuesday it had granted the Bank of China approval to open a representative office in the county, signalling tightening trade ties between the two countries.
EAC needs $29bn to revamp railway line Efficiency in operating the rail system is lost due to speed restrictions and lack of rolling stock
How guns and bombs redrew the economic map of East Africa and the Horn A new generation of leaders seemed to have emerged, and Africans dared to hope that things were finally changing
Dar may lose chance to host maritime university Five years later Tanzania has not committed to upgrade of the DMI
How 'new’ East Africa was born out of the fires In 1986, when Museveni became president, the region was being pulled in two directions
US blasts East Africa for human-rights abuses The annual global survey of respect for human rights alleges abuses on the part of states closely allied with the US
Can an East Africa team make it to the World Cup Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan and Rwanda have been grouped with teams that have been to the World Cup before, writes Odindo Ayieko
Wrangles cost East Africa boxers a chance at the London Games Tanzania was represented by three pugilists but the shocker came from Uganda, who failed to field a team at the qualifier, thanks to the persistent wrangles that have divided the Uganda Amateur...
