NAIROBI, KENYA - The probe into the fire that gutted a huge section of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has already claimed a number of casualties with the Kenya Airports Authority Managing Director Stephen Gichuki leading the exit...
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA - The East African Community (EAC) is set to benefit from a new United States government policy to increase internal and regional trade within African countries.
The ultimate goal is to expand trade and economic ties between...
MWANZA, TANZANIA - Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has introduced the first national helmet standard aiming at ensuring, manufacturers and importers supply quality helmets for motorcycles riders’ safety.
The applicable new standard is TZS1478:2013 protective helmets for motorcycle riders-specification, TBS...
GEITA, TANZANIA—-- Tanzania’s Geological Survey recently set aside 50 hectares of land in Geita Region, in North West Tanzania for small scale gold miners.
The miners should be pleased. This gives them an opportunity to seek out their fortune without...
KAMPALA, UGANDA – The actualization of the East African Monetary Union that will include having a common East African Currency can only be possible in 10 years after the protocol has been signed, a financial expert has said.
Dr. Adam...
Kampala Uganda - There is no doubt that Uganda has made big strides in Information and Communications Technology.
The sector has evolved greatly comparing to the previous years. Many telecommunication companies have been opened shop; projects like e-government have been...
KIGALI, RWANDA - Coffee exporters in Rwanda who get loans from the country’s Development Bank (BRD) will receive their credit in dollars rather than the local currency, the franc to avoid losses for both bank and its clients.
The Rwandan...
KIGALI, RWANDA - By all measures, 2012 will pass as a very successful year for Rwanda, at least on a business front.
In the year, there were more than a billion dollar investment projects registered, over 9000 new businesses and...
KAMPALA, UGANDA - The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has equipped MV Kalangala ship with first aid supplies to enable the operators attends to any minor injuries and ailment of passengers on board.
MV Kalangala operates on Lake Victoria from...
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA - The government has called for the need to look into the imbalances in the availability of advocates saying it denies Tanzanians access to legal services.
Speaking during the 47th graduation ceremony that admits legal professionals...

