Uganda (together with Tanzania and Rwanda) are currently subject to an out-of-cycle review of eligibility for preferential trade terms with the US under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The eligibility review has been brought about by the decision to ban the import of used clothing by member states of the East African Community, in their struggle to protect local producers and supply chains from cheap imported goods. Trading...

Uganda is considering its route-to-market options for the construction of an oil pipeline from oilfields in the Lake Albert basin to the East African coastline. Until recently, Kenya was convinced that it had secured the pipeline deal through to Lamu port, which would form an integral part of its northern corridor development plans. However, Tanzania has entered the fray and put forward an attractive option to route the pipeline to its northern...