CAPTION: Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is maintaining a balancing act in foreign relations, keeping ties with the United States, China, Europe, the Gulf and Russia while avoiding dependence on any single power [Issouf Sanogo/AFP] By AgenciesKIGALI – Rwanda’s new nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia may look technical on paper, focused on science, nuclear medicine and energy, but […]
CAPTION: Most Rev. Raphael P’Mony Wokorach, 2nd left, Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese and Mr Fabian Kasi, 4th left, Managing Director, Centenary Bank and other officials commemorate cut a cake the launch of the Bank’s Kalongo branch Thursday May29th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Petra Amito KOLONGO – Centenary Bank has officially opened its Kalongo Branch […]
By AgenciesDODOMA: The Tanzanian government said it is committed to strengthen economic diplomacy in promoting investment, trade, tourism, education and employment opportunities so as to position itself as Eastern and Southern Africa’s business hub.Presenting the Ministry’s budget estimates for the 2026/2027 financial year in Parliament on May 26, 2026, Tanzania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and […]
CAPTION: Burundi currency on display in the capital Bujumbura, recently. (File photo). By AgenciesBUJUMBURA – Burundi’s annual inflation rate fell from 45.5% to 10.8% Burundi’s annual inflation rate slowed sharply over the past year, falling from 45.5% in April 2025 to 10.8% in March 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund in a statement released on […]
CAPTION: President William Ruto speaking on Friday at State House Mombasa. (Courtesy photo). By Chritabel AdhiamboNAIROBI – President William Ruto has defended the government-to-government (G-to-G) fuel import arrangement, saying the framework has shielded Kenya from a deeper fuel and foreign exchange crisis amid ongoing global oil market disruptions.Ruto said the arrangement has guaranteed uninterrupted fuel supply […]
CAPTION: Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, right, and Kenya’s Consul General to Tanzania, Mohamed Ramadhan Ruwange during the meeting in Dar es Salaam May 21st, 2026. (Courtsey photo). By Agencies DAR ES SALAAM – TANZANIA and Kenya have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations following talks between […]
By Agencies Uganda acquired a 20.15 per cent stake in KPCKenyans have raised alarm after Uganda acquired a 20.15 per cent stake in KPC, giving Kampala influence over tariffs, hiring or firing of the company MD, dividend policy, restructuring decisions and board operations.Uganda acquired a 20.15 per cent stake in Kenya Pipeline Company through UNOC.The deal […]
CAPTION: L-R: Chairman Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote and Tanzania’s President Samia Hassan. [X, formerly Twitter/@ikulumawasliano] By Agencies Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has held investment talks with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote in Dar es Salaam, as competition intensifies over the location of a proposed multibillion-dollar oil refinery in East Africa. Tanzania and […]
CAPTION: President Museveni, 3rd left, poses for a photograph with the US Delegation, Starlink representatives and UCC team at State House – Entebbe. (PPU Photo). By Stephen Wandera Ouma ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding and operational licence agreement between the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) […]