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...

The six-nation East African Community has taken a proactive stance on regional trade in recent years, waging a battle against the United States by threatening to impose tariffs on ...