Integration, trade and tension across the East African Community.
Kenya and Tanzania have reached an agreement to ensure Kenyan traders continue doing business without interference, the EAC ministry has said. EAC PS Caroline Karugu in a statement on Thursday said the two governments had concluded bilateral consultations following a ban by Tanzania authorities on foreign traders, a directive that affected Kenyan business persons as
A report set to be considered by regional meeting has documented reasons leading to the expulsion of the Kenya-led regional force in the DRC. Among the factors that led to the EAC Regional Force departure from DRC in December 2023 include disagreement on the mandate of the mission and its operations. The report of the
The European Union and the East African Community have launched three key projects designed to strengthen regional integration, enhance trade and foster inclusive economic growth. The projects will support the EAC’s efforts to liberalize services, enforce competition policies, and improve institutional capacity, with a strong focus on empowering women and youth. With a total EU
Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has blamed the stalling of the Nairobi Peace Process on his sidelining, domestic politics in Kinshasa and the expulsion of EAC regional force. Through a press conference by his spokesperson Kanze Dena on Thursday, Uhuru, who is the Facilitator of the EAC-led Nairobi peace process on the DRC, highlighted a series
The 24th EAC Extraordinary Summit on the DRC on Wednesday called on Congo to directly engage M23 and other armed groups in the east for a peaceful settlement of the conflict. President Felix Tshisekedi has maintained he will not dialogue with the M23, and has instead declared he will crush them militarily. The Summit also
DRC President Félix Tshisekedi will not participate in the virtual summit of heads of state of the East African Community that was to take place on Wednesday. The extra-ordinary summit was called at the initiative of President William Ruto in his capacity as the EAC chairman to discuss the developments in the eastern DRC, where
Kenya President and EAC chairman William Ruto has convened an extraordinary summit “in the next 48 hours” to chart the way forward over the fighting in Eastern DRC. Through a recorded statement released on Sunday night, President Ruto said the escalating deteriorating peace and security situation in the DRC was of grave concern. “The humanitarian
President Willaim Ruto on Tuesday nominated Beatrice Askul Moe as the next East African Community Affairs (EAC) and Regional Development Cabinet Secretary. In the communication by Head of Public Service Felix Koskei, President Ruto also nominated Dorcas Oduor, Secretary Public Prosecutions at the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions, as the next Attorney General, setting the
Kenya Ambassador-designate to Russia Dr Peter Mathuki is facing a probe over graft and abuse of office during his tenure as EAC Secretary General. This comes after the East African Legislative Assembly’s committee on Legal, Rules and Privileges was on May 14 urged to investigate the former EAC boss after documents were tabled before the
East African Community countries of Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda are beneficiaries of timber trafficking from the DRC, an investigation has shown. The probe by The Africa Report in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center Rain Forest Investigations Network also established that other than benefiting from the timber trafficking, the countries are also “flagrantly” breaking their
Kenya has formally initiated the process of recalling EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki from his post at Arusha headquarters. In a letter to EAC Council of Ministers chairperson Deng Alor Kuol, Kenya’s EAC Affairs Cabinet Secretary Peninah Malonza on March 19 officially notified EAC member states of intent to withdraw Mathuki as the secretary general.
A Ugandan activist has moved to the East African Court of Justice to challenge President William Ruto’s move to recall EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki. Mabirizi Kiwanuka, a lawyer by professional, in a suit lodged on Monday, March 11, says recalling Mathuki before the expiry of his fiver-year fixed term and subsequent appointment of his
NAIROBI – East African Community Secretary General Dr Peter Mathuki has denied allegations of corruption levelled against him. Through a press release on Monday responding to the EastAfrican newspaper lead story headlined “Why Mathuki has to go”, EAC Secretariat said the allegations are “baseless, malicious, unfounded and an attempt on assassinating the character of theSecretary
