Without a doubt, the Truckers’ Forum 2012, the first-of-its-kind workshop held to tackle problem issues along East and Southern Africa’s transport corridors and to find solutions, was a great success. But it’s not over yet! The forum was not...
The upcoming East African Community’s Heads of States Summit will place great emphasis on railway, energy and inland water ways transport in the region in a bid to ease trade between the member states. Dr. Sezibera revealed this when speaking to...
Arusha, Kigoma and Rumonge ports in Tanzania and Burundi respectively may get funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for their upgrading plans, according to the East African Community (EAC) secretariat. The Bujumbura Port, the main...
Executive Secretary of the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Dr. Canisius Kanangire has advised water officers from the EAC partner states to prevent corruption in the sector as it undermines the provision of services to the people of the...
Despite the considerable lax of trade restrictions across boarders, high transport costs are emerging as the new business hurdle for East African ventures. This was aired by the Kenya Shippers Council (KSC), CEO Gilbert Langat in Nairobi during the...
Kenyans will soon be able to travel to Rwanda using only their national identity cards, thanks to efforts by the two nations to create a borderless region that allows for the free movement of people and goods. East African Community (EAC) Minister...
Plans are underway to reduce time for transportation of a container from Dar es Salaam or Mombasa to Burundi or Rwanda by 15 per cent. This is according to an annual report released by Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA). The report shows that East...
The Tripartite panel of experts meeting held in Kigali from 29th-31st May 2012, and was the 3rd meeting following the 2 held in Gaborone and Kampala. The meeting was fully funded by TradeMark South Africa (TMSA), including all delegates’ travel...
Africa plans to create a 26-nation free trade area by integrating three existing African trade blocs by July 2014 are on track and the only major sticking point is likely to be harmonising rules of origin, the three blocs have said. In recent...
