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WEBComment BUWEMBO: The things we could do with the 30W idling in Kampala garbage! Comment OBBO: Mwafrika can be saved by the wisdom of her ancestors. Comment Needed: Equity-driven pandemic treaty. Comment EYAKUZE: We have Mpox, we had Covid-19, we have vaccines: Stay healthy. Authoritative news and analysis from East Africa, Africa and World.
Kenyan court rules Meta can be sued over layoffs by contractor
WEB3 hours ago · A Kenyan court ruled on Friday that Facebook's parent company Meta could be sued in the East African nation over the dismissal of dozens of content moderators by a contractor. Last year, the content moderators sued Meta and two local contractors, saying they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to …
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WEBEast Africa You’re not ready for polls, lobbies tell Juba. East Africa Bobi Wine stable after violent clash with police. East Africa Jail break deaths reveal Congo prisons congestion. East Africa Bobi Wine injured in scuffle with police in Uganda. East Africa Burundi kicks off 2024 population census. East Africa Inside China’s renewed race ...
GMO push sows discord in regional bloc - The East African
WEB5 hours ago · The East African Community partner states have failed to strike consensus on the growing and use of genetically modified crops, with only Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda vouching for the use of GM technology to boost food security and industrial development. In the last meeting of the EAC Committee on Agriculture, Tourism and Natural Resources ...
We won't back down, US envoy tells President Samia on Tanzania ...
WEB11 hours ago · This came after President Samia Suluhu Hassan earlier this week pointedly criticised the US Embassy for leading Western diplomats in Tanzania in condemning a wave of mysterious abductions and killings that has swept the country in the run-up to local elections in November. President Samia warned other countries to desist from interfering in ...
An integrated Horn: Inside EAC’s expansion ambition
WEBAug 26, 2023 · AfCFTA is an ambitious continental trade pact that seeks to improve sluggish intra-trade by tapping Africa’s 1.3 billion people with an estimated trade volume of $300 trillion. It seeks to gradually eliminate over 90 percent of tariffs on goods, reduce barriers to trade in services and increasing Africa’s income by $450 billion by 2035.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania leaders rejoice after ... - The East …
WEBSep 28, 2023 · Summary. East African leaders on Wednesday hailed the awarding of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) to a joint bid by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. It is the first time the premier sport event in the continent will be staged by three countries after Ghana/Nigeria (2000) and Equatorial Guinea/Gabon (2012) co-hosted previous editions.
President Samia hosts meeting in Zanzibar to find EAC integration ...
WEBSunday March 17 2024. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (left) presents a framed image of a newspaper report on the re-formation of the East African Community. He and Kenyan President William Ruto met their Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan in Zanzibar, where they re-committed to support for regional integration. PHOTO | POOL.
President Ruto looks East to get Kenya affordable project financing
WEBNov 27, 2022 · Hardly a week later, President Ruto this week travelled on an official three-day visit to South Korea, where he agreed with Seoul to have the latter take on a $1 billion financing of projects including the planned tech city at Konza, 60km southeast of Nairobi. He also Kenya as being ready for investment in trade and green energy.