Uganda: Imported Cars to Be Inspected From Source
IMPORTED vehicles are to be inspected from their source to make sure they conform to environmental, mechanical and road safety standards.
Rwanda to issue electronic driving permits
Rwanda will next week start issuance of electronic driving permits. The coordinator of the national identity card project, Pascal Nyamulinda told East African Business Week
Nine countries sign deal to fight Somali piracy
Nine countries from the region most affected by Somali piracy on Thursday signed a deal enhancing cooperation in the fight against piracy in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden.
Kuwaiti Co. Dampens Prospects for Ethio-Djibouti Railway
Al-Ghanim and Sons Group, a Kuwaiti company which was negotiating with the transport ministers of Djibouti and Ethiopia to acquire the management of the Ethio-djibouti Railway Entrprise through a concession has lost the deal for failing to meet deadlines.
EU force ‘foils Somali pirates’
EU naval forces have forced back pirates raiding a Greek oil tanker off Somalia, the Greek government says.
Ethiopia: ESL Demands Payment for Services in Dollars
The Ethiopian Shipping Lines (ESL) has begun asking its customers to pay in United States dollars, for the first time since May 2000, when the government bailed it out from its unprecedented losses of close to 20 million Br.
Chinese navy ships set sail for anti-piracy mission off Somalia
Chinese warships armed with special forces, guided missiles and helicopters � set sail Friday for anti-piracy duty off Somalia, the first time the communist nation has sent ships on a mission that could involve fighting so far beyond its territorial waters.
Kenya places territorial waters under surveillance
Kenya has placed its territorial waters under 24-hour military surveillance to ensure there is no spillover of pirate activities from the Somali coastline, says Chief of General Staff General Jeremiah Kianga.
East Africa: Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania Meet Over Railway Project
The transport ministers of three countries are meeting in the Tanzanian capital, Dar es Salaam over the railway line project from Dar es Salaam port via Isaka ‘dry port’ to Kigali.
Somali pirates launch new attacks
Four more vessels have been attacked by armed bandits off Somalia, as the UN Security Council said foreign forces could pursue the pirates on land.