The headline figures that government spending in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Rwanda, is set to increase by 10%, 7%, 6.5% and 5.65% respectively, suggested that little had changed w...

It is hanging by a thread. A truce, signed in Luanda with only the tacit participation of the principal antagonist, guaranteed by a phone call between Kenya's former President Uhur...

As the finance ministers in Uganda and Tanzania prepare their national budget statements for 14 June, they are likely to include references to their commitment to a single currency...

A successful club always attracts new members. That appears to be the rationale behind Congo-Kinshasa being fast-tracked to become the latest member of the East African Community i...

Kenya's trade agreement with the United Kingdom finalised in November was sold as a diplomatic triumph in Nairobi but met with consternation in East Africa's other capitals. The Ea...

This year the East African Community marks its 20th birthday and tries to defend its reputation as the continent's most effective regional economic grouping. This role is all the m...