Three former Presidents to join Uhuru Kenyatta and Obasanjo facilitate talks to end war in eastern DRC 🟥 5-member Panel of Facilitators ✳ Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria ✳ Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya ✳ Kgalema Motlanthe, S. Africa (NEW member) ✳ Sahle-Work Zewde, Ethiopia (NEW member) ✳ Catherine Panza, CAR (NEW member) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT & …
Read More »SADC and EAC Heads of State to discuss DRC tomorrow
Harare, Zimbabwe | THE INDEPENDENT | The Heads of State and Government of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will convene their second joint Summit on Monday to address the critical security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). According to a …
Read More »EAC unveils new tourism brand at ITB Berlin 2025
The region has made a remarkable recovery from the impacts of COVID-19, recording approximately 8.5 million international tourist arrivals in 2024, surpassing pre-pandemic levels of 7.7 million in 2019 Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | For the first time, the East African Community (EAC) will participate as a unified entity at the …
Read More »EADB disburses Shs 734.8bn to EAC member states
But stakeholders urge the lender to accelerate private sector growth through affordable interest rates currently capped at 15% per year Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija, has urged the East African Development Bank (EADB) to implement strategies that ensure affordable interest rates for borrowing, enabling …
Read More »Ceasefire efforts falter as M23 rebels capture centre in South Kivu
Kinshasa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A ceasefire order issued by East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state has hit a major obstacle after M23 rebels captured the Kahele Centre, located 40 kilometers from Bukavu City in the South Kivu province of eastern Democratic …
Read More »EU, EAC launch Shs 30bn projects to boost trade and integration
The new projects align with the EU’s broader strategy to support regional integration through the AfCFTA and the Team Europe Initiative Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union and East African Community have launched three strategic initiatives aimed at deepening regional integration, enhancing trade, and fostering inclusive economic growth. …
Read More »AFC/M23 Coordinator: We are open to dialogue with DRC gov’t
Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Corneille Nangaa Yobeluo, the Coordinator of Congo River Alliance-AFC, a coalition of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels has said that they are open to a direct dialogue with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government to solve the root cause of the conflict. …
Read More »Museveni: Tshisekedi must have dialogue with M23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has reiterated his stand that direct talks between President Felix Tshisekedi and all is opponents are vital for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Museveni, who was in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for the joint Summit of the …
Read More »African leaders call for peaceful solution to conflict in eastern DRC
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and other African leaders on Saturday reaffirmed their full support for seeking a lasting solution to the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Speaking at the opening session of the East African Community (EAC) …
Read More »Ruto says African leaders to convene summit on DR Congo crisis
NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Leaders from southern and eastern African countries have resolved to meet for a two-day extraordinary summit from Friday to discuss the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenyan President William Ruto said Monday. Ruto said a joint summit of the Southern …
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