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East African agriculture ministers have warned that the region continues to face shortages of wheat and edible oils despite growing production of key staple...

Burundi's 2026/2027 Finance Law introduces a package of tax incentives for renewable energy, housing and public infrastructure, exempting selected equipment and investments from customs...

Burundi will require all newly imported passenger cars and jeep-type vehicles ordered from Jan. 1, 2027, to be electric or hybrid under a provision...

The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI)...

The East African Community is moving to dismantle one of the region's least visible but increasingly significant barriers to economic integration: restrictions on the...

More than a decade after East African states signed a protocol committing themselves to a monetary union, the dream of a single currency remains...

East African leaders are stepping up efforts to position the region in the artificial intelligence race, backing young innovators and universities in a bid...

Construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), one of Africa's largest energy projects and one of its most controversial, has passed the...

Burundi has halted direct central bank financing of government spending, marking a major shift in economic policy that the International Monetary Fund says has...

The International Monetary Fund has urged Burundi to accelerate long-delayed foreign exchange reforms, warning that the official value of the Burundi franc remains significantly...