EAC Customs Territory coming?

The envisaged single customs territory (SCT) is likely to fare badly, cargo clearing and forwarding agents say.

Tanzania is still poorly prepared to start implementing the Single Customs Territory (SCT) plan next month.

The single customs territory is the full attainment of the customs union through the removal of trade restrictions including the minimisation of internal border controls. It is about achieving free circulation of goods in the customs territory in order to reduce the cost of doing business.

>Five commissioners from the East African Community (EAC) member states are in the country to monitor and evaluate progress on the implementation of the Single Customs Territory (SCT).

Somali forces backed by African Union troops retake another key stronghold from Islamist militants al-Shabab as part of a renewed offensive.

Opposition Chief Whip Tundu Lissu, who is used to bashing the government in Parliament, has found himself playing the unfamiliar role of answering questions in the Constituent Assembly (CA).

The Somali National Forces supported by African Union Forces from Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent have overpowered Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia, flashing them out of Aysoora town, located 280km south West of Mogadishu.

The Nigerian government is under increasing pressure to deal with Boko Haram militants who have been engaged in a violent campaign since 2009 which has claimed thousands of lives.

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