Cat and Mouse Games Kenya and Tanzania are members and primary founders of the East African Community. More than once, the two countries have banned or restricted imports or exports from one another, often as a reciprocation of specific restrictions. …
Investment in Africa Action Plan At this year’s Africa Property Dialogue held in Ghana, the AfCFTA secretary-general shared Africa’s economic renaissance under the framework with an expected 4% growth in 2024. This underlines a crucial starting point towards the realization …
Pomp and Empty Stadia Africa’s most prestigious sports competition, the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), currently in its 34th edition kicked off in Code d’Ivoire amid concerns around half-filled stadiums, a phenomenon that keeps on recurring. While the tournament is …
Ending the Long Wait November 24, 2023, marked a turning point for Somalia’s regional status as the beleaguered state joined the East African Community. While this is perceived as a move in the right direction for Somalia and the ever-expanding …
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted the East African Community (EAC) $1.4 million through the New Partnership for Africa’s Development and Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF). This funding is allocated for the feasibility study of the Multinational Kenya/Uganda: Kisumu-Kisian-Busitema-Busia …
Guaranteeing Cross-Border Movement The African private sector continues to make true its promise of owning and driving Africa’s continental free trade, particularly under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement which seeks to create a single African market of …
Vetting and Verifying Somalia Credentials At the Africa Investment Forum Held in Marrakech, Morocco, on November 9, East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Dr. Peter Mathuki disclosed that Somalia was on the verge of being admitted into the community within …
Awakening the Competition Authority Recently, I expressed my fears over a long history of mistrust that has slowed the regional integration and formation of a single market for the East African Region. Perhaps the answer lies in the youngest of …
Fashioning Understanding The East African Community Competition Authority (EACCA) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Fair Competition Commission (FCC) of Tanzania to strengthen collaboration in advancing competition policy and legislation throughout the East African Community (EAC). …
Building Trust for a Stronger East African Community The East African Community has long been impacted by mistrust between sister countries slowing regional integration and the creation of a single market with a fully realized movement of people in the …