East African Trade & Ports: Tanzania’s Bagamoyo Port plan, backed by China and Oman, is framed as a major deep-water gateway that could reshape regional logistics alongside Dar es Salaam and rail upgrades. Northern Corridor Freight: Kenya Railways and Uganda Railways renewed plans to improve cargo movement from Mombasa to Malaba, aiming to cut transit times and protect cold-chain shipments into Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan. Road Infrastructure for Regional Industry: Kenya’s KeNHA has started the Mau Summit–Eldoret–Malaba highway feasibility process (KSh130bn PPP), targeting stronger links with Uganda, Burundi and the DRC. Ebola Preparedness & Health Systems: Kenya received KSh647m from Africa CDC and WHO to fund a six-month One Response plan for the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, while protests and court action continue around a U.S.-funded isolation facility. Mining & Energy Regulation: Uganda’s energy regulator push to expand East African energy regulators’ mandate to include mining highlights the drive to harmonize rules for critical minerals. Agribusiness & Value Chains: UNDP is promoting tourism and investment around Tanzania’s Lake Victoria Basin, linking the lake economy (fisheries, agriculture, livestock) to the northern safari circuit. EAC Tobacco Tax Fight: Consumer groups warn that uneven tobacco excise taxes across East Africa are fueling cigarette smuggling and weakening public health and revenue goals. Critical Minerals Investment: MITHRA Metals advanced a nickel laterite initiative in Ethiopia, citing the East African Nickel Belt corridor that runs through Tanzania and Burundi.