EAC
Kagame to Take over EAC Chairmanship Today
President Paul Kagame has arrived in Arusha Tanzania, to attend the 20th Ordinary Summit of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State. The President is expected to take over…
EAC Youth Task Governments to Take SDGs to Rural Citizens
The United Nations is doing less to disseminate the recently launched Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), youth leaders in East African Community say. By 2030, African countries have to work towards…
EAC Youth Leaders Want More Power to Foster Integration
Hundreds of youth from across the East African Community (EAC) member states have appealed to governments to give them more powers to have a say in pushing for the regional…
Rwanda Sends 150 Personnel for EAC Military Exercise
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) announced on Tuesday that 150 of its officers and others from Rwanda National Police and civilians will tomorrow, October 31, depart for Tanzania to participate in…
EAC Leaders Agree on Common Satellite Project
East African Heads of State attending the ongoing 14th Northern Corridor Infrastructure Projects (NCIP) have agreed to launch a common Satellite that will serve the region. According to Richard Kabonero…
EAC Member States to Discuss Renewable Energy Deficits
Policy makers and experts in renewable energy in East Africa will next week convene in Rwanda’s capital Kigali to push for energy projects in the region. The forum, organized…
Shock in Arusha as Burundi Moves to Grab all top EAC positions
When lawmakers and government ministers arrived in Tanzania over the weekend for a much-awaited event at the regional parliament, little did they know how it would end. Now, a…
Burundi Refugees in Tanzania, Congo Relocating to Rwanda
Burundian refugees in neighbouring countries are crossing to Rwanda escaping from the “declining protection of environment in the region”, the UN says. The UN refugees’ agency UNHCR says…
Rwanda Rejects Accusations of Not Paying EAC Dues
Rwanda has dismissed allegations that it still has arrears to clear its annual remittances to the East African Community (EAC). During the East African Legislative Assembly in Kigali in May…
Budget Constraints Hit EALA, Resorts to Video Conferencing
The East African Legislative Assembly will start holding its sessions through video conferencing to cut down on challenges of inability to sustain its budget demands. The system is expected to…
Burundi Fails to Honour Contribution to EAC Budget
The government of Burundi could be sent to regional court for failure to pay even a single coin towards the east African community budget but continuing to depend on remittances…
Tanzania Frustrates EALA on Polythene Bill
Polythene bags will still be in use for more five years in East African community because there is no binding law among the bloc member states. Ten years ago, the…
