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African Development Bank poised to boost geothermal development in Eas...

February 15, 2013 no comments

AfDB report shows projects underway to trigger nearly 7 million tonnes CO2 emissions savings, more than a million new electricity connections in Africa with AfDB and CIF support

Experts chart strategic roadmap to boost productivity of smallholder m...

October 9, 2012 no comments

ARUSHA, TANZANIA – Mixed-farming smallholder growers in East and Southern Africa are slated to see a boost in their production and productivity resulting from a strategy that will see agricultural ex...

Decimal Media/Universal Records to award ‘East Africa’s Lord Cipher’...

August 16, 2012 1 comment

Since early last month, leading mobile manufacturing company Nokia has been on the search for East Africa’s finest rapper. Auditions have been carried out in various East African universities in the ...

East Africa Community likely to face a severe grain deficit

July 24, 2012 2 comments

A regional business body has warned that the entire East African region is likely to experience a severe shortage of rice and maize in the near future. This is attributed by the fact that the region ...

Use of fertilizer and better farming methods can double Uganda’s coffe...

November 19, 2011 1 comment

Dar es Salaam, The use of inorganic fertilizers and improved farming practices by small-holder farmers can significantly increase, and even double, coffee production in Uganda -the world’s eleventh l...

Al-Qaeda’s leader in East Africa has been killed

June 11, 2011 no comments

The presumed head of Al-Qaeda in east Africa, Comoros-born FazulAbdullah Muhammad, was killed Wednesday in Mogadishu,Kenya’s police chief said on Saturday, confirming a report fromSomali Islami...

Immigration Minister Otieno Kajwang - Calling for closer integration

East African nations call for common entry visa

July 6, 2010 no comments

Kenya’s immigration minister has said that five East African nations want to collapse their borders so that foreigners will need only one visa to travel to any of the five nations. The proposa...

Budget Day for East African Countries

June 10, 2010 no comments

It D-day for East Africa as citizens wait patiently for finance ministers in Kenya,Uganda, Tanzania,Rwanda and Burundi to read the national budget for the 2010/2011 financial year. This is a traditi...

Calls for EAC Regional Stability to Remain Intact

April 19, 2010 no comments

The East Africa Community (EAC) region’s stability must remain intact as the integration process continues to deepen, a senior official has said. Beatrice Kiraso, EAC Deputy Secretary General has urg...

East Africa Common Market Set to Increase Trade in The Region

February 25, 2010 no comments

The Ministry of East African Community (MEAC) has asked service professionals in the country to position themselves prior to the roll out of the Common Market in July to reap fully from its opportuni...

Saving Lives Through Telecom in East Africa

January 21, 2010 no comments

The GSM Association including Zain and Ericsson have launched a joint initiative that will enable emergency rescue efforts easy and efficient in Lake Victoria covering three of the East Africa countr...

When Railway was introduced in East Africa

East African Community Railway System to Boost Regional Trade

January 11, 2010 no comments

East African countries stand to benefit with enhanced region trade once East African Community (EAC) Railway system is rolled out. The master plan is in its advanced stages and will see Tanzania, Ken...

EAC Set To improve Social Protection For The Disabled in East Africa

December 11, 2009 2 comments

DECEMBER 11, 2009, NAIROBI, KENYA – The East Africa Community member states have pledged their commitment on matters dealing with persons with disabilities in the region. The common goal was re...

Uganda Captures Key Rebel Commander

September 11, 2009 no comments

A senior member of the (LRA) Lord’s Resistance Movement in Uganda has been captured by the Ugandan army. Atyak Okot, the bodyguard of (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony was captured recently on a f...

High Speed Internet Comes To East Africa!

July 23, 2009 no comments

The undersea fibre optic cable to bring high-speed internet access to East Africa has gone live. The fibre-optic cable, operated by African-owned firm Seacom, connects South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, ...