By Musila Muoki Rising Immigration Costs and Restrictions Earlier in April, CNN and Kenyan Journalist Larry Madowo bemoaned a $215 charge for a 1-month single entry visa into Nigeria for the third time in 2024 comprising of a $20 processing …
By Musila Muoki National Single Window Initiatives The Nigerian Federal government recently launched a National Single Window Project to revolutionize trade and boost Africa’s fourth-largest economy. The initiative, geared toward enhancing revenue generation and import/export trade streamlining, comes at a …
By Bernice Kimani African E-commerce Awakening E-commerce in Africa has increased, with the market size amounting to US$ 277.1 billion in 2023. The fast-growing market size, estimated at 3.2 billion users in 2029, is mainly driven by enhanced consumer shopping …
By Musila Muoki Change of Guard The rotation of the position of the Secretary-General to the East Africa Community is currently in the Republic of Kenya. While Kenya’s indecision has complicated the succession journey, the regional bloc is set to …
By Musila Muoki Tied to a Stinky Past Following a high-level joint border sensitization mission at the Elegu/Nimule border between Uganda and South Sudan, the need for partner state collaboration to enhance cross-border trade in the East African region …
By Muoki Musila Mending Broken Trade Relations Rwanda and Uganda set out to evaluate their areas of strategic cooperation and the implementation status of the past agreements during the 11th Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) session held in Kigali between 22-24 …
The case of imported used cars Excluding South Africa, Africa currently accounts for only 0.5% of the global automotive market, and the equivalent of 600,000 units. Its motorization rate is significantly below the global average of 203 with just 45 …
A Single Currency, A United Region The dream of a unified East Africa, bound not just by geography and history but by a common currency, has captured imaginations for decades. As a proponent, I recently expressed optimism following the proliferation …
By Ezra Nnko China-Africa Trade The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is China’s proposal to build a Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st century Maritime Silk Road in cooperation with related countries to improve connectivity and cooperation on a …
The promise of a digitalized agricultural sector The intra-African trade in agricultural commodities has been on a downward spiral accounting for only 15% of all traded goods. Policy innovations have been at the forefront of unlocking the potential that the …