January 13
Uganda: Uganda's Agoa Suspension - How to Weather the Storm
Making sense of its impact on trade, resilience, and future for entrepreneurs Read more »
November 23, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Baati Unveils Seamless E-Commerce Platform for Stone-Coated Shingles
Uganda Baati, a leading manufacturer of roofing and building materials in Uganda, has announced the launch of a new e-commerce platform, providing customers with an effortless and… Read more »
October 29, 2023
Africa: Kenya to Lift Visa Requirements for All Africans - President Ruto
Kenyan President William Ruto said on Saturday that Kenya will lift visa requirements for all Africans by the end of 2023 with the aim of boosting trade with African countries. Read more »
October 16, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Achieves Record Coffee Export Revenues
Uganda has achieved a historic milestone in its coffee exports, generating an impressive $940.3 million in revenues for the 2022/2023 coffee year that concluded on September 30.… Read more »
August 13, 2023
Uganda: Tanzania Offers Ugandan Shippers a 30-Day Free Storage Period
In response to the disruptions in the global supply chains as a result of COVID-19, Global conflicts and Climate change, TPA offered several incentives to the Ugandan shippers,… Read more »
July 10, 2023
East Africa: Tanzanian President Calls for Removal of Trade Barriers With Malawi
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called for the removal of trade barriers on the East African nation's border with Malawi to boost trade between the two countries, the… Read more »
Uganda: Behind Uganda's Tax Treaty Clash With the Netherlands
The Netherlands has been one of the top ten sources of foreign direct investments (FDI) for Uganda since the two countries signed the treaty in 2004. Read more »
April 11, 2023
East Africa: East Africa's Cross-Border Electric Trains Set to Speed Up Intra-African Trade
Tanzania and Burundi have floated a tender for designing and constructing an electrified railway that will initially connect the two countries and pass through the Democratic… Read more »
February 17, 2023
Africa: Africa Cannot Afford Failing to Implement AfCFTA - AU Commissioner
Africa cannot afford failing to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a senior official of the African Union Commission (AUC) has said. Read more »
December 28, 2022
Uganda: Uganda Sends First Set of Silk Yarn to Europe
In a bid to start commercial silk production, Uganda under the Tropical Institute of Development Innovations (TRIDI) sent its first samples of silk yarn for testing in the European… Read more »
December 08, 2022
East Africa: EAC Embarks On Project to Improve Regional Trade in Seed Potatoes
The East African Community (EAC) has handed over laboratory equipment to member states of the regional bloc as part of a project aimed at improving regional trade in seed potatoes… Read more »
November 06, 2022
Uganda: Bill to Protect Consumers From Predatory Pricing in Offing
The Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry has said that it will move the protection law aimed at protecting consumers from false advertisement, predatory pricing and substandard… Read more »
October 09, 2022
Africa: AfCFTA Launches Guided Trade Initiative for Seven Countries
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat based in Accra, the capital of Ghana, late Friday launched a guided trade initiative for seven member countries. Read more »
September 19, 2022
Uganda: Europe Bias Against EACOP
Days after the European Union passed a resolution condemning ongoing investment in fossil fuels in Uganda, the basis for the censure remains unclear. Read more »
May 25, 2022
Uganda: Uganda - DR Congo Trade
Private Sector Foundation Uganda representing private sector business associations in partnership with Government of Uganda will hold the first ever Uganda- DR Congo Business… Read more »