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Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye hands over EAC chairmanship to South Sudan President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, on November 24. in Arusha Tanzania. Photo Courtesy
Africa

South Sudan’s Salva Kiir is new EAC chair

Friday, November 24, 2023
EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki (R) chats with the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (C), and Tanzanian President Suluhu Samia, on November 24, 2023, in Arusha (Courtesy photo).
Africa

Somalia joins East African Community

Friday, November 24, 2023
EALA MPs during a plenary session on November 8, 2023, in Arusha, Tanzania, the headquarters of the EAC. The assembly is in Kigali in line with the rotational sittings principle in the EAC Partner States’ capitals to bring the community closer to the people. Courtesy photo
Africa

EALA: What are the bills, motions regional lawmakers plan to discuss in Kigali?

Friday, November 24, 2023
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers remarks as Kenyan President William Ruto, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan look on, at the EAC High-Level Forum on Climate Change and Food Security in Arusha, Tanzania on Thursday, November 23. Courtesy
Agriculture

Ngirente calls for climate resilience, de-risking agriculture in EAC

Thursday, November 23, 2023
Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) – legislative arm of the East African Community (EAC) – are convening in Kigali to deliberate on regional affairs. Courtesy
Africa

EAC lawmakers convene in Kigali to discuss regional matters

Thursday, November 23, 2023
Dr. Odette Nyiramilimo
Health

Nyiramilimo retraces steps in push for EAC reproductive health bill

Thursday, November 23, 2023
Kenya's Cabinet Secretary of Tourism and Wildlife Alfred Mutua and Rwanda's High Commissioner Martin Ngoga tour the annual regional travel fair, East African Regional Tourism Expo (EARTE), in Nairobi on November 20.
Tourism

Third edition of East African Regional Tourism Expo kicks off in Nairobi

Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Officials and participants pose for a group photo during the induction ceremony on November 1. All Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

FEATURED: UR’s regional vaccines centre launches MSc in Pharma, Analysis and Quality Assurance programme

Tuesday, November 21, 2023
(L-R) EAC Principal Health Officer, Dr. Eric Nzeyimana, EALA MPs Fatuma Ndangiza and Ayason Mukulia Kennedy, and HELINA President-Elect Steven Wanyee Macharia address journalists in Kigali on November 19. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Health

EAC health data governance framework expected in 2024

Sunday, November 19, 2023
Participants in the first East African Community (EAC) Annual Inter-parliamentary Forum on Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH), or Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) pose for a group photo in Kigali, November 18, 2023. PHOTOS BY EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA
Health

Why EAC needs to harmonise health data governance

Saturday, November 18, 2023
Delegates during the two-day meeting that seeks to deliberate on EAC Regional and Continental Health Data Governance initiatives and Digital Health agenda, and how to leverage digital data for universal healthcare. EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA
Health

Kigali hosts first regional inter-parliamentary forum on digital health, data governance

Saturday, November 18, 2023
Passengers board a RwandAir's plane at Kigali International Airport. Kagame recently said ''Any African can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish and will not pay a thing to enter our country.” File
Aviation

Three things to know about Rwanda’s visa-free policy

Wednesday, November 15, 2023