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EAST AFRICA: EAC bloc faces unity challenges
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES284596
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The decision took many by surprise as the three East African nations are less ready than other contenders to hold such an event. As such, the decision also raises serious…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282712
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One of the items reportedly on the agenda was a proposed partnership between the two countries’ ailing national carriers, South Africa Airways (SAA) and Kenya Airways (KQ), in an…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275600
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Ruto billed the move as crucial to restoring jobs to Mombasa’s logistics sector. However, it will also produce a radical reshaping of the political economy of Kenya’s container…
A deal to build the USD1.73bn, 233-kilometre toll road connecting Nairobi with Naivasha, Nakuru and Mau Summit -- Africa’s largest road concession project -- was signed by Ruto’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276851
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However, with FDI flows expected to be much reduced amid the global economic slowdown, especially for ‘riskier’ frontier or developing markets, ease of doing business is likely to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254043
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The trade disputes are emblematic of the difficult relationship between Nairobi and Dodoma, which has been aggravated in recent years by mutual recriminations alleging…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223849
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Its admission makes the EAC one of the largest trading blocs in Africa and will create significant new economic opportunities, but also additional political and security…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268480
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SOMALIA: Crash investigation will be riven by mistrust
These tensions have deep and specific roots, but the two-way spillover between trade and political disputes is an issue that has long undermined regional economic and political…