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Uganda's transportation network faces difficulties due to congestion in Kampala and nearby regions, with many roads either unpaved or filled with potholes. (Courtesy of Uganda National Roads Authority via Facebook)

Uganda Invests $3 Billion in New Railway System for Efficient Transport

by Oswald T. Brown October 30, 2024October 30, 2024

Uganda is struggling to finance the construction of a $3 billion Standard Gauge Railway to connect its capital Kampala with Kenya’s coastal port city of Mombasa, as the country’s transport network faces difficulties due to congestion and potholes.

**FILE** Kenyan President William Ruto (shown here) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, signed an agreement Friday in Berlin to promote the recruitment of skilled workers who can fill gaps in Germany’s labor market, and to facilitate the repatriation of Kenyans who don’t have the right to stay in Germany. (Shedrick Pelt/The Washington Informer)

Germany Signs Agreement with Kenya to Bring in Skilled Workers

by Oswald T. Brown September 18, 2024September 18, 2024

The East African Community One Network Area expanded with the entry of Burundi, effective Aug. 1. Burundi joined Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, and Tanzania, as partner states that implemented the ONA that effectively reduces the high cost of telecommunications in the region. (Courtesy photo)

Burundi Joins EAC’s ONE Network Area, Reduced Communications Costs

by Oswald T. Brown August 7, 2024August 7, 2024

Kenya President William Ruto says that by the end of this year, no African will be required to have a visa to come to KenyaVEMBER 2 (Conleth Brady/IAEA via Wikimedia Commons)

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Kenya to Become Visa-Free to African Visitors

by Oswald T. Brown November 1, 2023November 1, 2023

Lawyer Kelvin Kubai reads an open letter to the British government on behalf of victims at a press conference on Oct. 20. (Courtesy photo)

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Kenyans Demand Compensation for British Army Blaze Ahead of King’s Visit

by Oswald T. Brown October 25, 2023October 30, 2023

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Drought Situation in East Africa ‘At Crisis Level’ as Scottish Government Pledges Funding

by Oswald T. Brown March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

Kenyan Lawmakers Move to Let Workers ‘Disconnect’ from Employers

by Stacy M. Brown January 26, 2023January 27, 2023

Ewaso Village: Poems, Stories and Photography from Laikipia County, Kenya

by Stacy M. Brown June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

Stigma Chokes Access to Safe Abortion in Kenya

by WI Guest Author October 6, 2021December 21, 2021

**FILE** Uhuru Kenyatta (World Trade Organization via Wikimedia Commons)

First CARICOM-Africa Summit Convenes

by WI Guest Author September 8, 2021December 21, 2021