EAC News

Horticulture is one of the sectors that is underpromoted in Uganda and the entire of East Africa… Thanx to the agreement between Fiere di Parma and Padova Hall in cooperation with Italian Trade Agency to promote the sector through Flormart Show in Padova, Italy… East Africa Entrepreneurs Association(EAEA) got the …

Announcement of new dates for Konya Agriculture and field technologies 2021. The Mechanization and Field Technologies Fair which  will be organized by the  establishment Tüyap Konya Fairs Organization INC. in cooperation with Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Association of the Chambers of Agriculture, the Association of Agriculture Credit Cooperation, …

Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Co-operation made a courtesy visit to EAEA to identify areas of collaborations in promoting Entrepreneurship in East Africa on Friday, 26th October, 2018 In the Photo: Mr. Galabuzi Michael, Country director – EAEA (Third right), Mr. Semyalo Ismail Mulambuzi, Secretary General –LVRLAC (2nd Left), Mr. …

Nairobi: TheEast African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO), a semi-autonomous institution of the East African Community (EAC), organized a regional stakeholder workshop to validate the draft report for the EAC regional policy for science technology and innovation and Intellectual Property (IP) from 24th-25th September 2018 at Kenya School Of Monetary …

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved sh74.2b loan to the Uganda Development Bank Ltd to support Ugandan entrepreneurs, including small and medium businesses. This loan is expected to benefit entrepreneurs involved in manufacturing and agro-processing. The money is for online lending and people will be allowed to borrow the …

  Egypt-Uganda Food Security Company (EUFS), based in Luweero, Uganda completed its first 50-ton meat shipment to Egypt recently. The abattoir, touted as the largest in Africa began operations since its commissioning in 2016, following an agreement between the two countries. The move is poised to make Uganda’s economy better …

Uganda has become the first African country to sign an agreement with the Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF), a joint initiative of the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), a Pan-African and multilateral guarantor and KfW with funding from German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development. Uganda is abundantly endowed with energy resources, …

Rwanda recorded its first highest roasted beans shipment to the United States of America that generated $77,000 for the Rwandan government. The foreign earnings recorded a high due to its value to the country other than what the country used to export in the previous years. Rwanda is a major …

East Africa’s largest organic fertiliser factory is set to open in the eastern district of Tororo in October.  Sitting on a 600-acre piece of land, the Guangzhou Dongsong Energy Group-owned industrial complex in Tororo District, will produce about 300,000 tonnes of organic fertilisers annually, making it the biggest organic fertiliser …