Police deployed heavy trucks to barricade the road thereby obstructing him and his campaign team at Kabasuma swamp from proceeding.
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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which brings together all the African countries with a combined gross domestic product of $3 trillion, had initially been scheduled to be launched on July 1. The implementation was postponed for six months due to the Covid-19 global pandemic that led to lockdowns and restricted movement.
Allianz SE chief economist Ludovic Subran forecasted economic growth in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda to significantly rebound after a tough year due to the devastating effects of Covid-19.
He said the speed of the economic recovery process from the pandemic will depend on collective responsibility and the financial capacity of developing countries to address immediate shocks, stabilize their economies, and invest in growing back.
Homes were destroyed by fire and fuelled by strong winds in Masiphumelele on December 17, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa.
The region has been implementing an exemption and remission scheme since the East African Community Customs Union was established in 2005.
Egypt’s foremost Biomedical company, BIOTECH plans to begin a robotic devices assembly in Egypt in the second half of 2021. According to the company’s Director Sherif Khattab, Biotechnology for Medical Engineering Company (BIOTECH) will bring together robots that could be deployed in airports, hospitals, malls, metro stations, and public spaces for disinfection and sterilisation purposes
Both Presidents committed to boosting trade between the two countries by reducing trade barriers, jointly funding projects, and allocating more resources for infrastructure projects to ensure the seamless flow of people and cargo between their two countries.
Protesters from Wentworth and Merebank gathered in Tara Road to demand all residents and workers affected by last week’s explosion at the plant be adequately compensated.
Regionally, last week, Uganda Airlines announced resumption of direct flights from Uganda to Mombasa. The flights, which resumed on December 4, have also lifted prospects of business between the two countries. The flights are scheduled for three frequencies weekly, on Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday.