SAMPLE ACTIVITY OF INTERGRATION EAST AFRICAN LONG DISTANCE TRADE

8th March 2019, Rwanda closed its busiest border-crossing with Uganda. The Kigali government said it was carrying out road repairs at the Katuna (Gatuna) border post. Katuna border post in Kabale district and Cyanika in
Kisoro district remained closed and largely deserted as heavy trucks carrying goods from Uganda braved the Ntungamo-Mirama Hills Road to Kagitumba border point.
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Tasks In an essay;
a) How did the closure of the border between Uganda and Rwanda affect trade in East Africa?
b) Discuss the benefits of the trade between Uganda and other East African I countries?
c) Suggest ways the closure of the border can be resolved:

Chapter Summary
After studying this chapter, you can now describe the organisation of slave trade and slavery, the Indian Ocean Trade and Long Distance Trade in East Africa. You can now explain the challenges that affected the Indian Ocean Trade, Slave trade and slavery plus, the Long Distance Trade. You can now use the knowledge of the trade above to forecast the challenges that affected the Long Distance Trade in East Africa today.