May 7

• East Africa Roads Over Used, Rail Traffic Lags

  EA Business

  East African Community Secretary General, Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera, renewed concerns about the strain regional roads have to bear. Read more »

• 'Industrialisation Will Solve Concerns of Building Sector'

  New Times

  A tour of Rwanda's capital Kigali and other major towns across the country, shows a whirlwind expansion the construction industry is experiencing. In the recent past, skyrise... Read more »

• Uasin Gishu, Marakwet to Use Sh7 Billion On Roads

  The Star

  Counties in the North Rift have planned to invest more than Sh7 billion on roads in order to spur economic development in the region. Budgets released by governors in Uasin Gishu,... Read more »

• Govt Earmarks Sh876 Billion to Solve Road Traffic Blues in Dar es Salaam

  Daily News

  THE government has advised investors to build or rent offices outside the city centre in a bid to reduce traffic jams in Dar es Salaam. Read more »

• Uganda Pleased With Border Bill

  EA Business

  Ugandan business people are pleased with the recently passed One Stop Border Posts Bill by the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) . Read more »

• Hardap Waits Four Years for Renovations

  Namibian

  THE planned N$57 million renovation work at Namibia Wildlife Resort's Hardap camp outside Mariental will be shelved until next year. Read more »

• Addis-Djibouti Railway Gets Chinese Financing

  Addis Fortune

  Higher level officials fromChina's Ex-Im Bank are expected to arrive in Addis Abeba this week to finalize a three billion dollar loan agreement with the Ethiopian government to... Read more »

• Delivery Lessons From China [column]

  Addis Fortune

  We live in the age of the hyper efficient supply chain. Using advanced technology and worldwide logistical networks, multinational companies have perfected the art of shipping... Read more »

• Without Fear or Favour

  L'Express

  Eleven persons die in Port-Louis fl ood. The roadworks in the Port- Louis area appear to be at least partly to blame for the deaths. Read more »

• Construction of Mbinga-Mbamba Bay Road to Begin Next Fiscal Year

  Daily News

  Construction of the 67-kilometre Mbinga-Mbamba Bay road is earmarked for the 2013/14 financial year. Read more »

• South-West States Plan Rail Line

  Daily Trust

  Governments of South-West states have resolved to create a western rail line as part of strategic moves to aid regional integration among their states. Read more »

• Flood - Kwara Creates Temporary Camps

  Daily Trust

  The Kwara State government has provided temporary camps to relocate victims in the state in view of NIMET prediction on possible flood. Read more »

• You Don't Need Money, but Brains to Start a Business

  New Times

  Most young people are unemployed because they have a misconception that one can only start an income-generating venture when they have a lot of money. Read more »

• NEITI Lauds U.S. Court's Dismissal of Suit Against Disclosure Law

  This Day

  The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has commended the recent decision of the United States Court of Appeal to dismiss a lawsuit instituted by... Read more »

May 6

• Bank of Brazil to Finance Maputo Water Supply Project

  AIM

  The Bank of Brazil is to enter into an agreement with the government of Mozambique to finance the construction of the Moamba Major dam that will provide drinking water for the... Read more »

• Technology Holds Back Rollout of EAC Single Tourist Visa

  Independent

  The proposal to introduce the single tourist visa in the partner states of the East African Community (EAC) has been held back by poor Information Communication Technology (ICT)... Read more »

• Sh28 Billion Facelift for Mombasa Port

  The Star

  The construction of the second container terminal at the Kenya Ports Authority is 34 percent complete, the port management has said. Read more »

• Private Sector Has Lot to Offer

  Daily News

  TIME has come for the private sector to unite and take a centre stage to meaningfully contribute to the country's social economic development. Read more »

• Tanzania-Uganda Highway Repair Causes Soil Erosion

  Daily News

  RESIDENTS of Muleba District in Kagera Region have raised concern over the ongoing Tanzania - Uganda road upgrading project (highway), saying that it has become a menace to their... Read more »

• Train Services to Pugu, Morogoro in Pipeline

  Daily News

  GOVERNMENT plans to introduce passenger train services from Dar es Salaam city centre to Pugu in an effort to reduce congestion. In addition, government is considering starting... Read more »

• Mwai Kibaki Road to Be Upgraded to Reduce Congestion

  Daily News

  GOVERNMENT plans to upgrade Mwai Kibaki Road formerly known as Old Bagamoyo Road, to reduce traffic congestion. Government through Tanroads, has contracted Orplan (T) Ltd to... Read more »

• How Warid Exit Will Impact Telecom Sector

  EA Business

  As the month of March climaxed, India based telecom giant Bharti Airtel confirmed their acquisition of all business operations of Abu Dhabi owned Warid Telecom in Uganda, a... Read more »

• Eastern Cape Health Sets Aside R343 Million for Training of Nurses [press release]

  SA Govt

  Following six additional nursing training colleges being accredited by the South African Nursing Council in the Eastern Cape, the province has allocated a budget of R343 million... Read more »

• Embu Farmers Demand Compensation for Road

  The Star

  Hundreds of Embu County farmers whose land was ceded by the government have protested over lack of compensation. The farmers complained failure to be compensated following the... Read more »

• Jetlink Creditors Asked to Appear in Court On Friday

  The Star

  CREDITORS of financially troubled regional airline Jetlink Express Limited who wish to support or oppose a pending winding up case filed by fuel supplier Finejet have been... Read more »