Kenya Strengthens Intra-African Trade with Record Export Growth
Kenya’s trade with other African countries grew by 26% in the first seven months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to a recent report by the
DRC overtakes Kenya, Uganda as Tanzania’s leading export market
DRC overtakes Kenya, Uganda as Tanzania’s leading export market Cargo trucks from Tanzania ferrying maize await offloading. Kevin Odit| Nation Media Group Share of Dar’s exports to DRC rises to
Drought-stricken Zambia turns to Uganda for 0.5m tonnes of maize
Warehouse grain in Africa with food for people during the food crisis for Ukraine war. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK Lusaka banned the exports of maize grain and flour in February, following
Bloom time: UK’s removal of export tariffs for cut flowers a huge win for East Africa
Baskets with roses are for sale for Valentine’s Day at a flower shop in Nairobi. (Simon Maina/AFP) The UK has removed its 8% tax on cut flower imports for the
African coffee producing countries urged to add value to coffee export
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | While specialty coffee from Africa is gaining popularity among consumers across the world, officials of the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) have urged African…
Construction Of East African Oil Pipeline Threatens 2,000 Gravesites
Ugandan resident are fighting to give their ancestors an honorable burial. (Photo courtesy of Thomas Brat) KAMPALA, Uganda — TotalEnergies, with the support from the Ugandan and the Tanzanian governments,
AFC boosts Uganda’s petroleum logistics
frica Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading infrastructure solutions provider on the continent, today announced its investment in Mahathi Infra Uganda Limited, one of East Africa’s largest oil and gas downstream
‘African scientists and researchers should more often apply science to agriculture’
Uganda’s state minister for agriculture, Bright Rwamirama, has appealed to African scientists and researchers to apply science to agriculture to enable the continent to become the World food basket. “The
Uganda’s tourism rebounds as visitor numbers rise 59% in 2022
Uganda received about 814,508 international visitors in 2022, up 59% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Tourism. The number of tourist arrivals fell 47.8 percent to 473,085 in 2021, compared
NASA-Funded Scientist Uses EO Imagery and AI to Improve Agriculture in Uganda
Catherine Nakalembe, the Africa program director for NASA Harvest, leads efforts to map crop conditions and build early warning systems for weather events by developing tools like maps, dashboards, apps