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Uganda to build new Standard Guage Railway from Kampala to Malaba

Uganda has announced plans to build a new standard gauge railway (SGR) linking the country’s…

FEATURE: Kenya’s legalization of GM crops divides small-holder farmers

NAIROBI, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Andrew Ndegwa, a farmer from a remote village in central…

FEATURE: Nairobi Expressway becomes “game changer” for locals

NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Daniel Muema, who used to live with his parents on their ancestral…

How regional digital trade platform will support SMEs

KAMPALA — The East African Business Council (EABC) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have…

UN peace chief visits South Sudan

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is in South Sudan’s capital Juba for…

Congolese diaspora in Rwanda backs Nairobi, Luanda agreements to bring peace in eastern DRC

KIGALI —The Congolese community living in Rwanda called for support of the Nairobi and Luanda…

ANALYSIS: Truce deal ignites optimism for lasting peace in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Anteneh Desalegn, 41, who was directly affected by the…

AfDB forecasts East Africa economies to grow by 4 pct in 2022

NAIROBI -- The economies of the East African region are expected to grow by 4…

Somalia urges citizens to avoid al-Shabab amid offensives

MOGADISHU, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Somali government has called on citizens to stay away…

Solutions to DR Congo problems cannot be outsourced – Rwandan diplomat tells UN

Rwanda’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Robert Kayinamura, has said that whenever DR Congo…