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Africa

SADC to deploy troops to DR Congo in September

Wednesday, July 12, 2023
The Deputy Secretary General in charge of Customs, Trade and Monetary Affairs at EAC, Annette Ssemuwemba Mutaawe, speaks during the launch of the 14th African Union High Level Private Sector Forum, on July 10, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya (courtesy).
Business

African private sector forum seeks to fast-track trade under AfCFTA

Tuesday, July 11, 2023
A Swahili teacher for beginners during a class. The name Swahili derives from the Arabic word sahil, meaning coast. Kiswahili emerged as a trade language along the East African coastline.
Education

Seven facts about Kiswahili

Saturday, July 08, 2023
Officials during the official opening session of the second EAC World Kiswahili Language Day celebrations in Kampala, Uganda, on July 6, 2023.
Africa

Why Africans need to learn Kiswahili, cherish it

Saturday, July 08, 2023
General Sultani Makenga, the commander of the M23 rebel group, speaks during an interview with an online news reporter. Courtesy
Africa

M23’s General Makenga breaks silence on proposed cantonment

Friday, July 07, 2023
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his counterpart Felix Tshisekedi during a joint press conference in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa on Thursday, July 6. Courtesy
Africa

Ramaphosa urges Tshisekedi to dialogue with rivals

Friday, July 07, 2023
Officers hoist EAC flags during an event at the bloc's headquarters in Arusha on July 11,2021. East African governments in June presented their most ambitious budgets yet, which are expected to take effect this month. Courtesy
Economy

Mixed reactions as EAC govts roll out budgets

Friday, July 07, 2023
Media houses should support Kiswahili learning and speaking in the East African Community (EAC) so that the language can be commonly used by citizens. Courtesy
Africa

Media houses urged to promote Kiswahili use in EAC

Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Some cross border trucks at Rusumo One Stop Border Post. EAC secretariat has issued the approved measures on import duty rates in the EAC Common External Tariff. PHOTO BY DAN NSENGIYUMVA
Economy

How EAC partner states plan to tax ‘10 major products’

Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Facilitator of the East African Community (EAC)-led Nairobi Peace Process speaks during the June 30, 2023, meeting on the cantonment of armed groups in DR Congo. Courtesy
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Kenyatta convenes meet on cantonment matters, says all parties should be adequately consulted

Saturday, July 01, 2023
On the sidelines of the Quadripartite Summit in Luanda, Angola, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki and the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Bankole Adeoye, signed a $2 million grant agreement aimed at facilitating the operation of the EAC-Regional Force in eastern DR Congo.
Africa

EAC gets over $2m for peace efforts in eastern DR Congo

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Leaders from four regional blocs of the African continent – the EAC, ECCAS, ICGLR and SADC during a meeting in Luanda, Angola, on Tuesday, June 27. Courtesy
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Regional leaders hint on need for AU coordination

Wednesday, June 28, 2023