Nairobi, Jan. 21 -- Tensions between Uganda and Kenya seemed to ease this week as the leaders of the two East African Community partner states met in Entebbe for an extraordinary summit of Igad on the Sudan crisis and the Non-Aligned Movement conference.

The meeting of President Yoweri Museveni and William Ruto was expected to iron out the differences that have lately emerged over trade, and especially fuel imports.

Days before Ruto made the trip to Uganda, his EAC minister Peninah Malonza indicated last weekend that the trade spat would be resolved this week, and that the two leaders had scheduled a meeting to diplomatically mend fences.

But by press time, there was no deal in sight in spite of a meeting. Sources told The EastAfrican ...