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EAC has finally sanctioned the creation of an East African Financial Services Commission, but the process of achieving regional monetary union is running way behind schedule Kampala, Uganda | Neil Ford | The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in December last year passed a bill establishing the East African Financial Services Commission …

At least 27 million people are in acute need of humanitarian aid. Bujumbura, Burundi | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s President William Ruto has called on leaders from the East African Community (EAC) to urgently address the conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. He said the situation remains fluid …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East African Community leaders and the business community are excited at the move by Kenyan President William Ruto to ease trade restriction between Kenya and Uganda, saying it gives new hope for deeper integration. Since his inauguration in September last year, Ruto has reversed several …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC has asked Rwandan army officials deployed under the East African Community (EAC) regional force in Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu to vacate immediately. In a letter issued Tuesday morning, Major General Sylvain Ekenge Bomusa Efomi, the national spokesperson …

Arusha, Tanzania | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) on Wednesday officially launched the verification mission to assess Somalia’s readiness to join the regional bloc of seven member states. A statement by the EAC headquarters in Tanzania’s northern city of Arusha said the verification team comprised of experts from the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Budget Committee has rejected a request of Shs1.4 billion from the East African Community Affairs (EAC) Committee meant for sensitisation and public awareness by the Ministry of East African Community Affairs in the 2023/2024 financial year. This was during a meeting in which the EAC …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The bid by Somalia to join the East African Community has gained momentum with the Secretariat’s planned verification mission to the country. In July last year, Mogadishu made an official bid official for the third time after failed attempts in 2012 and 2017 during the …

COMMENT | Nkwazi Mhango | I recently wrote a piece on what to do to avoid inter-member conflicts in the new East African Community (EAC). Sadly, nobody’s interested in it. It died an unnatural death. However, I still read about a simmering conflict between Kinshasa and Kigali over the M23, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is mooting for joint efforts in the fight against malaria among East African member states. In an interview on Tuesday, Anifa Kawooya Bangirana, the State Minister for Health in Charge of General Duties said that they are concerned about the high …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | M23 rebels have withdrawn from their position in Kibumba in Nyiragongo territory, North Kivu in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) as one of the steps towards implementing the Luganda and Angola peace deal agreements. The rebels have controlling Kibumba about 29.7 Kilometers from Goma city …