MSHOMBA: Why banning ‘mitumba’ is bad for East Africa’s economy

It is in the news again. Second-hand imports must be proscribed in East Africa in a bid to promote local industries. Targeted for banning are clothing, leather goods and vehicles.

Pope Francis, “the peoples’ pope”, and the most progressive—and popular—pontiff arrived in Kenya last night, on a trip that will also take him to Uganda and the troubled Central African Republic.

When Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso said recently that the yen--which struck a six-year low against the dollar last month --was not particularly weak while hinting that the currency’s decline was both good and bad for the economy, many people may have wondered what he was up to.

Tanzania does not come out smelling like roses in the World Bank’s yearly Doing Business reports publications, largely due to bureaucratic procedures in areas such as handling construction permits and paying taxes.

The Observer
East Africa: Why All East Africans Are Looking Up to Magufuli
AllAfrica.com
In the club of East Africa's Presidents, Tanzania's new leader John Pombe Magufuli is a lonely man. His peers threw their weight behind his electoral opponent, and when he won, they refused to even acknowledge him with routine congratulations. In ...
What would Magufuli do to attain sustainable energy access in Africa?The Observer (blog)

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Tanzanians: Edha Nahdi (AMSONS GROUP/CAMELOIL), Reginal Mengi (IPP), Mohammed Dewji (MeTL)
Big Up for Tanzanians. For whole report click the links below:http://www.aablawards.com/east-africa.php
http://venturesafrica.com/meet-the-east-african-winners-of-aabla-2015/

The Ngoma Africa Band aka FFU also known as Anunnaki alien, the most successfull African live Band based in Germany has been vastly gaining popularity through an extra ordinary rhythm “Bongo Dance” from Tanzania and Neighbouring East African countries which always drives the europeans funs crazy.

Its more than two decades now that Band has a very concrete and stable recognition in the music market. This can be proved due to the invitations and angegements of the band in different...

The voting lessons East African countries have for each other

First in East Africa, among ten most stable in Africa
IPPmedia
Tanzania has been ranked as 65th country in stability worldwide, in a ranking of fragility of governments and political systems, contained in the latest Failed State Index (FSI) report released on Thursday in Washington. Other East African nations such Burundi, ...