ARC East Africa Weekly Chronology
8-14 Feb 2023

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Africa Risk Consulting monitors events around the region and provides users of the EAA website with this weekly summary.

 


Weekly Update on events in East Africa


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14 Feb 2023 Kinshasa (DRC) La Prosperite. State-owned Société Congolaise des Postes et Télécommunications (SCPT) presents a smart franking machine at the Salon Congo de Pullman, launching the digitisation of DRC’s postal services in collaboration with France-based mailing equipment and business process automation company Quadient;

11 Feb 2023 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The CitizenUnited States-based think tank Global Financial Integrity says trade-based money laundering (TBML) is depriving Tanzania of much-needed tax revenuesdespite government’s adoption of measures to combat illicit financial flows;

9 Feb 2023 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Citizen. The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) says no buyer has emerged for its multi-million-dollar Dege Eco Village housing project in Dar es Salaam, nearly five months after it was put up for sale;

9 Feb 2023 Kampala (Uganda) Kampala Sun. Police say they are intensifying the hunt for two opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Women’s League activists, Sarah Nakabubi and Firlad Nabasirye, accusing them of engaging in activities that undermine the country’s security;

8 Feb 2023 Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The CitizenTanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) confirms that United States-headquartered satellite communications corporation SpaceX is seeking a permit to launch satellite internet services in Tanzania as the country continues its plans to launch 5G services in every city of the country;

 

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ARC East Africa Chronology 8 – 14 Feb 2023