Stories from the Corridor

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Fast Track compliance programme a boon for businesses in Uganda

Authorised Economic Operator programme earns rewards for traders

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Supporting Rwanda farmers to reduce losses and access markets

For many farmer cooperatives across Rwanda, especially those that farm staple crops, access to finance has always been an issue and this is …

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Brewing Tea Trade In One Click

Like many Kenyans, George Adulu an Information Technology (IT) professional from Nairobi, religiously takes a hot cup of tea with his breakf…

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TradeMark Africa Climate Change Strategy 2018 – 23

TradeMark Africa’s (TMA) mission is to promote regional trade, economic integration and competitiveness in East Africa. The region faces sig…

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The resilience of a Uganda woman trader has moved a community of 4000 from challenge to success

In Gulu, Northern Uganda, Santa Joyce Laker leads a cooperative society of 4,070 farmers and traders, 3,000 of whom are women. Her story is …

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Accessing Global Markets: Rwanda’s Game-plan in Getting Standards Right

How can Rwanda get more of its domestic products to international markets?

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Roaring Cross-Border trade lifts thousands of women out of poverty in Rwanda

In Rwanda from the capital city of Kigali to the borders with Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda, cooperatives are building socially and…

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A Green Port. What is It Worth?

A few years ago, the cargo handling section of Mombasa port teamed with dusty and sweaty workers busy hauling  heavy packages on their backs…

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One Stop Border Posts: Transforming Trade And Lives

To most people, a One Stop Border Post (OSBP) at one of East Africa’s border crossing points is simply a building where papers are processed…