Increasing tax revenues: Is targeting small businesses the answer?

Uganda, May 1 -- With a fiscal deficit of 5.6 percent in 2023, Uganda has increasingly turned to local resources to make up for revenue shortfall since the World Bank suspended funding last year over ... Read More

Kenya Airways suspends DR Congo flights in protest over detained crew

Uganda, April 30 -- Kenya's national carrier Kenya Airways has suspended its flights to Kinshasa, citing the continued detention of its crew by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s military over a... Read More

South Sudan auditor flags spending of IMF funds

Tanzania, April 27 -- South Sudan's National Audit Chamber wants the Ministry of Finance and Planning to account for the use of $114.4 million received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for b... Read More

Kenya opens window for Uganda's powder milk

Uganda, April 22 -- Authorities in Nairobi have placed order for more suppliers of milk powder from Uganda following reports that a drop in milk production is expected in the coming months. The EastA... Read More

EU, UK to pump funds into Somalia security sector

Tanzania, April 21 -- Somalia has earned new money to help it upgrade its security services in what officials said will help combat its perennial problem of Al Shabaab. This week on Tuesday, the Euro... Read More

Tax pain for traders as states push for more revenues to pay debt, run projects

Uganda, April 21 -- Traders across the region are up in arms against heavy taxation by the ruling regimes that are hard-put to fund burgeoning budgets amid a cash crunch caused by debt servicing and s... Read More

Kenya's maize imports from Tanzania down by 34 percent due to non-tariff barriers

Tanzania, April 21 -- Non-tariff barriers have pushed down Kenya's maize imports from Tanzania to 63 percent of the total imports of the grain in 2022/2023 marketing year, from 97 percent in 2021/2022... Read More

AU silent on Iran-Israel dispute as members take sides

Uganda, April 19 -- Africa is steering clear of the debate on whether Israel should retaliate, de-escalate or if Iran was wrong or right in attacking Israel on Saturday last week. Iran sent drones an... Read More

Kenya makes shock U-turn on its EAC Secretary General nomination

Tanzania, April 16 -- In a move that may reflect a political backlash, Kenya has replaced Caroline Mwende Mueke, the nominee for East African Community (EAC) secretary-general, just two days before he... Read More

Kenya makes last-minute switch for EAC boss

Uganda, April 16 -- In a move that may reflect a political backlash, Kenya has replaced Caroline Mwende Mueke, the nominee for East African Community (EAC) secretary-general, just two days before her ... Read More

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