EDITORIAL : Take idea of African integration to heart

>The era of what was erroneously called free education but actually represented an almost fully government-subsidised education sector is long gone.

The Traffic Police Division an intriguing statement on Tuesday when it announced that motorists will pay fines through mobile phone money transfer platforms.

Integration can push African growth
East African Business Week
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – An integrated continent has been the goal of African countries since the attainment of independence more than 50 years ago. The key challenge is to find a way to make this vision a reality. Due to this, President Yowel Kaguta ...

African leaders from various disciplines met in Dar es Salaam on Friday to discuss obstacles and achievements of the continent’s economic integration.

>Norman Moyo is the chief executive officer of Helios Tanzania. Born in 1973 in Zimbabwe, Norman has extensive experience in the First Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), particularly telecommunications industry spanning for more than 13 years.

Commenting on the US 1976 presidential election, Tanzania’s founding president Julius Nyerere said: “It’s a shame the rest of us are not allowed to vote in the US elections.” Nyerere’s point was, of course, informed by the significant US influence in the world.

The East African Heads of State Summit Chairman ,President Dr.Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete together with his East African counterparts from left President Salva Kiir of South Sudan, the host President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya during the 9th Northern Corridor Integration Projects Summit held in Rwandan Capital Kigali today(Photo by Freddy Maro)

Terrorism, integration top agenda of E. African parliament
Turkish Press
ARUSHA, Tanzania – Pushing for the endorsement of protocols on combating terrorism and regional integration will top the agenda of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), its newly-elected president has said. "Pushing for ratification and ...
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An integrated continent has been the goal of African countries since the attainment of independence more than 50 years ago. Arguments for speeding up the integration process have been advanced by many, and it is generally agreed that integration would be politically and economically beneficial for Africa. The key challenge is to find a way to make this vision a reality.

H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda, and former Presidents Benjamin William Mkapa of Tanzania, Olusegun...