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East African Community

Somalia’s accession to the EAC: has it been too far, too fast?

The depth of Somalia's security problems raises critical questions about the EAC's willingness and ability to ensure peace, security, and regional stability
Hassan Mohamud, President of Somalia, speaks at the 23rd Ordinary Summit of Heads of State of the East African Community
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ULS rule of law report: tame, cowardly

The Uganda Law Society avoids confronting powerful institutions that undermine the rule of law, opting instead for easier targets
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Three years on, the events of November 2020 loom large

Opposition National Unity Platform says some of its supporters are still unaccounted for since November 2020, and continues to face intense scrutiny from security forces
Politics & Policy

Another reason to reform the World Bank: its private sector arm funds projects that fuel violent conflict

Study of International Finance Corporation projects between 1994 and 2022 shows that they lead to a significant increase in armed conflict events one year later
International Finance Corporation (IFC) headquarters in Washington DC., 2013. IFC is part of the World Bank Group. © Simone D. McCourtie/World Bank
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As Agoa draws to a close in 2025, an expert takes stock of its achievements after 23 years

It seems that the African Growth and Opportunities Act boosted trade between the United States and every other eligible country, except for Uganda
Flags of African countries and the United States flag at the 20th African Growth and Opportunities Act Forum held in Johannesburg, November 2023
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What the World Bank’s aid freeze says about the struggle over funds and sovereignty

Despite its insistence on national ownership of its projects, the World Bank uses its loan portfolio to govern and control its clients
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni (gesturing) and United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon in Kampala in 2013
Politics & Policy

Museveni strikes defiant tone on AGOA, US advisories

Recent actions by the US to dissuade American companies from investing in the country and to exclude it from a regional trade deal over its anti-gay law are rooted in a lack of respect, according to President Museveni
Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni, gestures, while smiling, and seated, in an October 2023 photo
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AGOA critical to jobs, sustainable growth — Standard Bank

African Growth and Opportunity Act provides critical support for Africa to grow manufacturing and expand markets
Overhead image of shipping containers in a port
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How Africa can leverage diaspora funding for greater impact

More than $53bn in remittances were sent to sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, compared with $30bn in foreign direct investment and only $29bn in official development assistance
Woman using a knitting machine in northern Uganda
Politics & Policy

Anti-gay law: Biden administration moves to exclude Uganda from trade pact

President Biden said that despite 'intensive engagement', Uganda had failed to address US concerns about its failure to meet AGOA eligibility criteria
The United States White House in Washington DC
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