“Regional integration can no longer only be about removing physical borders. We must also remove the digital barriers between our markets.” In her remarks at #KTASymposium2026, Rt. Hon. @RebeccaKadagaUG, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, spoke to the next frontier of East African integration: making it easier for businesses, payments and digital services to move across the region. From interoperable payment systems to digital identities, electronic signatures, cybersecurity and consumer protection, the systems connecting our markets must work together. The frameworks and ambitions are there. The measure of progress now is implementation and whether businesses and people can actually experience the region as one connected market. @jumuiya @kta_law @meaca_ug #KTASymposium2026 #DigitalSingleMarket #DigitalTrade #EastAfricanCommunity #RegionalIntegration #AfCFTA

“Africa must chart its own course.” Amb. @JanSadek at #KTASymposium2026: Europe’s experience shows what regional integration can unlock incredible opportunity, but Africa’s Digital Single Market must respond to its own realities; from payments & logistics to regulation and cybersecurity. Can an entrepreneur: → Sell across borders? → Receive affordable, secure payments? → Reach customers efficiently? That’s where Africa’s Digital Single Market must ultimately deliver. @kta_law @EUinUG #KTASymposium2026 #DigitalTrade #AfCFTA