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AU assessment report delays plan for Somalia's post-Atmis force

Nairobi, April 14 -- The shape, size and scope of a new force to secure Somalia - after the exit of the current African Union peacekeeping mission at the end of this year - remain unknown as it emerge... Read More


South Sudan YouTubers piggyback on Ugandan and Kenyan digital space

Nairobi, April 14 -- Despite raking in forex dollars, South Sudan YouTubers are compelled to seek digital refugee in Uganda and Kenya in order to monetise their content and build online presence that ... Read More


Digital refugees or can South Sudan incubate itself into prosperity?

Nairobi, April 13 -- On March 15, South Sudan's Ministry of Health issued a public health advisory on the impact of heat waves on the human body after daily temperatures hit 45 degrees Celsius. Separa... Read More


Uganda-Tanzania crude pipeline project gains steam as Eacop opens new coating plant

Nairobi, March 26 -- The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) has inaugurated a coating plant, a facility that will prepare and insulate all the line pipes to be laid on the 1,443 km-long route fro... Read More


Uganda ready to sign Africa open skies plan

Nairobi, March 3 -- Uganda is keen to sign the Single Africa Air Transport Market protocol, ending years of fence-sitting. Authorities in Kampala indicated this week that the Uganda will join the ope... Read More


Why Somalia wants another foreign force after ATMIS is done

Nairobi, Feb. 24 -- Ten months before the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) winds up its 17-year assignment in the Horn of Africa nation, it has emerged that Mogadishu has requested ... Read More


EACJ to rule on lower chamber hearing oil pipeline project case

Nairobi, Feb. 21 -- The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) appellate division on Tuesday agreed to determine if the Court's lower chamber has jurisdiction to hear the case challenging construction o... Read More


Dar port managers court Ugandan businesses

Nairobi, Feb. 11 -- Cargo figures in the Dar es Salaam port to most of its hinterland markets has grown in recent years, but Tanzanian ports chiefs are uneasy about the share of transit traffic destin... Read More


Dar port managers woo Ugandan businesses

Nairobi, Feb. 11 -- Cargo figures in the Dar es Salaam port to most of its hinterland markets has grown in recent years, but Tanzanian ports chiefs are uneasy about the share of transit traffic destin... Read More


Why Uganda picked UAE firm to refuel its oil refinery project

Nairobi, Jan. 28 -- In picking a United Arab Emirates (UAE) firm as the lead developer and investor for its 60,000-barrels-per-day oil refinery, Uganda has yet again opted for an outlier with the fina... Read More