In March 2018, Africa became the largest free trade area in the world with the announcement of the Africa Free Continental Trade Area (AfCFTA), delivered by African Union Chairperson and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. This great turning point for the African continent guaranteed a merger of over 55 countries into...
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Bad weather and election fever hits East African economies
Economist Razia Khan warns that locust invasion, excessive rainfall and political tensions in Tanzania and Uganda will negatively impact East African economies. While bumper agricultural production is tipped to be a key growth driver for Kenya, the locust menace has created a near-term uncertainty on the final harvest of the...
Rwanda and Tanzania ranked 51 and 96 of 180 on corruption in CPI report
Rwanda and Tanzania are making progress toward limiting corruption than their neighbours in the Eastern Africa region, according to the recently released Corruption Perception Index Report for 2019. The report produced by Transparency International ranked Rwanda at number 51 while Tanzania at 96. Kenya and Uganda were both ranked at...