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Kenya recognises Kosovo as independent state
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/kenya-recognises-kosovo-as-independent-state-4980156
World Bank projects over half of Dodoma’s residents will benefit and 10,000 new jobs will be created by 2030.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/world-bank-injects-200m-for-dodoma-transport-upgrade-4980032
The new Abusera International Airport in Bishoftu, estimated to cost $7.8 billion, is expected to reduce congestion at Bole.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ethiopian-airlines-afdb-seek-to-partner-on-new-7-8bn-airport-4978504
Tanzanian lawmakers are urging authorities to speed up work on a major road linking Bagamoyo port to Malindi, Kenya, which has been slow.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/mps-call-for-completion-of-east-african-coast-highway-4977460
Must Africans believe that the only alternative to elections is crude dictatorship? Other than perpetuating corruption, have elections delivered justice and transparency where they are held? Joachim Buwembo poses.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/elections-that-ruin-african-lives-and-economies-arent-worth-it-4974872
The attempted attack on Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s convoy raises concerns that the militant group, once thought contained, has rearmed and poses a serious threat.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/al-shabaab-shows-potent-threat-after-targeting-convoy-4974912
Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda risk losing up to $160 million in tax revenues this year, a small price for future gains from open borders for goods and services.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/ea-faces-160m-forfeiture-in-tax-revenues-under-afcfta-4974722
Ugandan authorities say they are reviewing the cost of making calls in the country in response to complaints of high charges.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/uganda-now-rethinks-cost-of-phone-calls-4974270
Uganda targets 3.5 million visitors a year over the next five years.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/uganda-eyes-5-2bn-tourism-boom-4973024
Ugandan authorities have been racing against time to ensure that the exit of Umeme does not disrupt the country’s power supply.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/uganda-scrambles-to-fund-umeme-exit-as-deadline-looms-4973836
A senior Zanu PF official, who was in hiding, resurfaced online in military gear urging citizens to take to the streets.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/southern-africa/mnangagwa-uprising-ruling-party-faction-calls-for-mass-protests-4972510
Tanzania revises land policy, targets foreign investors in real estate
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/tanzania-woos-foreign-investors-with-new-land-policy-4971570
Niger quits French-speaking nations group
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/west-africa/niger-quits-french-speaking-nations-group-4970436
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he recognises that relations with the White House have been strained, but is optimistic that the two countries could still bridge their differences.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/southern-africa/why-south-africa-hopes-to-minimise-friction-with-trump-4969940
Rwanda and Belgium declare each other’s diplomats persona non grata.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/rwanda-and-belgium-expel-each-other-diplomats-4968412
The faction loyal to Zimbabwe Vice President Chiwenga, a retired general, wants President Mnangagwa to step down over plans to extend his term.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/southern-africa/mnangagwa-removes-army-chief-as-power-struggle-escalates-4979992
Kenya Airways has posted an all-time high net profit of $41.7 million, its first full year profit in 12 years.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/forex-gains-lift-kq-from-more-than-a-decade-of-losses-4978808
Regional leaders expand mediation team for the Congo crisis and rule out military use.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/eac-sadc-leaders-double-down-on-diplomacy-in-congo-crisis-4978304
History shows that activists and campaigners have taken all three paths, each with varying degrees of success and sacrifice, writes Charles Onyango-Obbo.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/opinion/columnists/the-case-of-maverick-uls-chief-ssemakadde-4974046
The Emir of Qatar scored a publicity win on the DRC crisis, though US back channels largely drove the carrot-and-stick approach to the conflict.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/congo-crisis-back-to-square-one-as-kagame-markets-deniability-4974944
East African banking investors face varying licensing fees, impacting service costs despite efforts to harmonize banking laws for a single currency.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/varying-licensing-fee-regimes-leave-investors-unsure-4974816
Kenya’s national regulator for saccos is seeking more powers to tame the trend of troubled credit and savings organisations going bust without recourse.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/kenya-sacco-regulator-seeks-powers-to-save-troubled-societies-4974364
East African currency peers have battered the Rwandan Franc (Rwf), the result of sustained low production and a widening trade deficit.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/rwandan-franc-battered-by-eac-currency-peers-4974230
Ugandan authorities have been racing against time to ensure that the exit of Umeme does not disrupt the country’s power supply.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/uganda-scrambles-to-fund-umeme-exit-as-deadline-looms-4973836
Walikale is the farthest west the M23 rebels have reached in a swift advance since January that has already overrun eastern Congo's two largest cities.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/congo-rebels-dismiss-ceasefire-calls-capture-strategic-town-4972640
Rwanda has an ambitious plan to grow mining revenues to $2.2 billion by 2029. But it's key refinery was sanctioned by the EU over the Congo conflict.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business-tech/rwanda-gold-refinery-under-fire-sanctions-threaten-key-export-4971724
After the tragic passing of Dr Faustine Ndugulile, Tanzania is pushing for Prof Mohamed Janabi to take the helm at WHO Africa. With fierce competition from West Africa, the stakes are high.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/tanzania-backs-janabi-for-who-africa-post-after-tragic-loss-4971396
Tuesday's attack was the first to directly target Somalia President Mohamud since 2014, during his first term in office, when they bombed a hotel where he was speaking.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/somali-militants-target-presidential-convoy-in-bomb-attack-4970380
The UN and international powers accuse Rwanda of providing arms and sending soldiers to fight with the M23 rebels.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/eu-sanctions-rwandan-officials-ahead-of-east-drc-peace-talks-4968546
A Congolese presidency statement described Ronny Jackson as a “special envoy” for US President Donald Trump.
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/congo-tshisekedi-meets-us-lawmaker-amid-talk-of-mineral-deal-4968280