Tag: East African Community

Kadaga Pledges to Advance Long-Delayed Disability Rights Agenda in East Africa

East Africa Ibrahim Ojuku -
Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has pledged to push...

Museveni Mourns Tanzania First Gentleman Hafidh Hassan, Offers Condolences to Samia

East Africa Ibrahim Ojuku -
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has sent condolences to his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her...

Kenya trader crackdown puts East African integration under strain

Africa Ibrahim Ojuku -
Kenya’s crackdown on foreign small-scale traders is putting pressure on its relations with neighbouring Burundi and highlighting tensions between...

Museveni Opens $125 Million Roofings Steel Plant in Major Industrialisation Push

Business Sarah Kamanyire -
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has inaugurated Roofings Group’s new $125 million Ultra-Modern Cold Rolling Mill Complex in Namanve, describing...

Museveni Meets Tanzanian Delegation as Uganda and Tanzania Seek to Deepen Bilateral Trade and Cooperation

Business Moses Kabasibante -
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has held talks with a Tanzanian delegation led by Abdulhalim Hafidh Ameir, the son of...

Uganda, Tanzania Deepen East African Integration with New Regional Energy Hub Deal

East Africa Darmasco Kaggwa -
Uganda and Tanzania have taken another major step towards advancing East African Community (EAC) integration after signing a landmark...

Minister Byamukama Gives Contractor 90 Days to Start Tarmacking on Masaka–Mutukula Highway as Delays Raise Concern

Government admin -
KAMPALA — Minister of Works and Transport Fred Byamukama has expressed concern over the slow progress of the Masaka–Kyotera–Mutukula...