July 29

• East Africa: Region's Bankers to Meet in Dar es Salaam

  East African bankers will meet in Dar es Salaam next month to address issues that impact on their careers and financial services in general in the region. Read more »

• Tanzania: Tanzania Firms Hit Out At Trade Barriers

  Executive Director of the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF), Godfrey Simbeye, has asked the government to speedily address trade barriers that impede smooth operations of... Read more »

• East Africa: EAC Boss Briefs CEOs On U.S.$1.5 Billion Corridor

  The East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera, has said Ugandan manufacturers should take advantage of the $1.5 billion that is to be spent in the... Read more »

• Malawi: Possible Oil Finds Add to Malawi, Tanzania Tension

  Strong possibilities of finding crude oil and natural gas deposits under Lake Nyasa has steadily increased tensions between Malawi and Tanzania. Read more »

• Africa: Bank Faults Africa Over Land Problems

  Improving land governance is vital for achieving rapid economic growth and translating it into significantly less poverty Makhtar Diop, World Bank Vice President for Africa has... Read more »

• Tanzania: Startimes Invests U.S.$265 Million in Tanzania

  Chinese owned, Star Times, the digital TV provider, say they have invested $265 million in strengthening and expanding their network in Tanzania during the past four years. Read more »

• Kenya: Grounded Jetlink Prepares for Take-Off

  Negotiations that could see the return to business of one of Kenya's indigenous airlines are on course. Read more »

• Uganda: Ministry Wins U.S. Award for Infrastructure Drive

  Phase One of the Community Agriculture Infrastructure Improvement Project (CAIIP) has won the United States of America Treasury Department Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)... Read more »

• Africa: World Bank Report On Land Worth Study

  Last week, the World Bank released a report titled 'Securing Africa's Land for Shared Prosperity'. This report, if followed to the letter, has some major implications, on how... Read more »

• Tanzania: Tanzania Postal Bank in Expansion

  The Tanzania Postal Bank (TPB) has launched a newly agency banking service dubbed 'TPB POPOTE' eyeing for more clients in remote areas. Read more »

• Uganda: Uganda Industrial Parks Hijacked

  Out of the 14 industrial parks that were opened up by the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) to stimulate regional growth, several cannot be developed due to the presence of... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Ethiopia Makes U.S.$400 Million From Gold

  Ethiopian earnings from gold exports continue to rise as the government pushes for diversification of the economy. Read more »

• Uganda: Finance Releases U.S.$900 Million for Q1

  The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has released Ush2.35 trillion ($905m) to the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies for the first quarter (July -... Read more »

• Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Bakery Shut Over Standards

  The government last week shut down a bakery in Dar es Salaam which was found producing and selling bread over thirty years without following required standards, threatening health... Read more »

• Uganda: Medics for New Housing

  The government has given Butabika National Psychiatric Hospital Ush 2billion (over $750,000) for constructing staff houses. The move is expected to improve the working conditions... Read more »

• Kenya: Kenyan Health Policy Needs Review

  A Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Director of the Africa Growth Initiative, Mwangi Kimenyi has said that while Kenya has made tremendous progress recently by... Read more »

July 22

• Tanzania: New Rail Link for Tanzania Coal

  The government is going to construct a railway in Southern Tanzania that will ease transportation of coal and iron ore from Southern Tanzania. Read more »

• Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Makes Gains On Mombasa Port

  A new survey by Shippers Council of Eastern Africa (SCEA) shows that preference for Mombasa port as the regional shipping hub is diminishing fast as land locked countries plan... Read more »

• Burundi: Burundi Receive U.S. $2 Billion for Growth

  Burundi was last week promised $2 billion by the international community after a donors conference here. Read more »

• Uganda: Nigerian Comedian Set for Kampala

  Bright Okpocha aka Basketmouth will perform live in Kampala on August 9.Most of the African best comedians will be in the house to crack the ribs of comedy fans with their jokes. Read more »

• East Africa: Secretariat Launches EAC Survey

  The EAC Secretariat has launched a baseline study to provide insight into how some of the key target audiences perceive the EAC, how well they know it, how familiar they are with... Read more »

• Tanzania: French Give Tanzania Credit for Renewable Energy

  The French Agency for Development (AFD) has signed a $12 million credit facility with Bank of Africa (Tanzania) to develop the country's renewable energy projects. Read more »

• Uganda: Ugandans Get IDs

  The government through the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control last week, rolled out a pilot scheme to issue 30,000 national identity cards to ordinary Ugandans aged... Read more »

• Kenya: EU Wants Kenya to Lead

  European Commissioner for Trade, Karel de Gucht, was last week in Nairobi to drum up momentum for Kenya to quickly lead in signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Read more »

• East Africa: Coke Joins World Wildlife Fund to Conserve Environment

  Coca-Cola Company, a global soft drinks maker, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to implement new environmental conservation projects... Read more »