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East Africa countries weigh options to power trains amid deficits
Tanzania is banking on the development of its vast gas find into electricity to increase its capacity and provide a dedicated electric line for the SGR network, once completed. Currently, the country’s available power…
How African countries will benefit from the ‘Single African Air Transport Market’?
In the just concluded African Union (AU) Head of State Summit that took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 23 countries including Rwanda launched ‘Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM)’ a project in line with the AU…
$100m fund a great boost for start-ups across Africa
When Brenda Amongin first started her online shop selling African art and crafts, she struggled to raise capital to grow the business. “I used my savings to buy materials but the money was not enough,” says…
Kenya deports Miguna Miguna over Odinga ‘swearing-in’
Kenya has deported opposition supporter and lawyer, Miguna Miguna, following his role in the unofficial swearing-in of opposition leader Raila Odinga as "the people's president".Mr Miguna has boarded a flight to take him to…
How Kenyans are coping with a TV shutdown
With Kenya's most popular television stations off-air for five days running, many people are finding alternative ways to spend their time.At a bar in Nairobi's Kibera neighbourhood, Maurice chats with his friends over…
Right groups, journalists condemn TV shutdown
Five civil society organisations have asked the State to unconditionally restore TV transmission for three stations that it shut on Tuesday.The organisations also condemned Wednesday evening events where police officers…
Ugandan musician Mowzey Radio dies
KAMPALA - President Yoweri Museveni and thousands of Ugandans have paid glowing tributes to Ugandan musician Moses Ssekibogo, best known as Mowzey Radio, who died Thursday morning. "The King is Gone," the…
Volkswagen to start Rwanda car assembly in May
The company said it planned to spend $20 million to start developing the assembly plant and ride-hailing service - part of a push into sub-Saharan Africa.Thomas Schaefer, chief executive of Volkswagen Group South Africa,…
‘Virgin Mary warned us against UN data’
A religious community from Burundi living in a UN refugee transit camp is refusing to move to another camp because it objects to biometric registration.A spokesman for the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) says emergency…
Bujumbura: Fuel shortage back with 2018
Fuel shortage is observed in Bujumbura city since Thursday. Only some gas stations in Bujumbura town are giving fuel. This lack causes long queues of vehicles waiting to be served on the stations where there is fuel.At the…
Rwanda, Uganda move to end strained relations
Relations between Rwanda and Uganda remain fragile despite the two countries holding talks last week, with Kigali remaining concerned about ‘hostile activities’ across the border. Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam…
Will Burundian MPs accept to be part of EALA after controversial election?
Isabelle Nahayo, Burundian Minister in charge of the East African Community says Burundi does not recognise the recent election of the Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) because the regulations…
EAC set to miss another common tariff deadline
Negotiations on the proposed review of the Common External Tariff (CET) by the EAC are expected to start soon, with Kenya and Uganda differing on the treatment of sensitive products that require protection. The EAC Council…
Bujumbura and Bubanza provinces to be added to Bujumbura City by 2045
Burundi government in collaboration with UNDP and Singapore Cooperation plans to extend the city of Bujumbura by adding the provinces of Bujumbura and Bubanza.The new project “City Centre Urban , design proposal , Greater…
Kenya election: Kenyatta vows to overcome divisions
Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to overcome Kenya's divisions after being sworn in for a second term as president, at a ceremony boycotted by the opposition.Speaking after his inauguration in the capital Nairobi, he said he would…
Passengers for Kampala may now pass through Kigali or Tanzania
Passengers from Burundi to Kampala are no longer obliged to pass through Tanzania. Since two months, travel agencies can also go through Kigali. It is a huge relief for traders and passengers. Shopkeepers sourcing from…
BBIN report reveals hotel occupancy rate in Burundi is 10%
Pierre Claver Nduwumwami, Director General of Burundi Business Incubator, says the hotel occupancy rate is very low as the number of tourists who come to Burundi is very low. “The purchasing power of domestic customers who…
Elephant poaching drops in Africa but populations continue to fall
Elephant poaching in Africa has declined for the fifth year in a row, experts have said. But elephant populations continue to fall due to illegal killing and other human activities, while seizures of large-scale illegal…
Burundi bans women from playing traditional drums
Burundi's president, Pierre Nkurunziza, has introduced strict controls over the country's renowned drumming rituals, banning female drummers and limiting the sacred tradition to official events. "It is strictly…
$ 600 million to improve central corridor infrastructures
The East African Community (EAC) and Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) in collaboration with the World Bank will meet on 2 and 3 November .The aim will be to look into how the project on Lake…
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