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The East African Community (EAC) calls for coordinated response against Marburg Virus Outbreak

Marburg virus is a severe zoonotic disease, similar to Ebola, and is associated with a high fatality rate varied from 24% to 88% depending on virus strain and case management

The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has called for a swift and coordinated regional response to contain the ongoing Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak declared in Rwanda. The outbreak poses a serious threat to regional health security and requires urgent action from all EAC Partner States to prevent its spread…

East African Community
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East African Community (EAC) Secretary General meets the Chairperson of the Summit of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State on advancing integration

The Secretary General updated the Chairperson of the Summit on the proposed agenda items for the EAC Heads of State Ordinary Summit scheduled for November 2024

The EAC Secretary General, H.E. Veronica M. Nduva, held a meeting with the Chairperson of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State and President of the Republic of South Sudan, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, at State House, Juba, South Sudan. During the meeting, the Secretary General updated President Kiir…

East African Community
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East African Community (EAC) Partner States urged to fast track liberalisation of the Air Transport Market

The liberalisation of the air transport market in the region is expected to lower the cost of air fares, stimulate demand for air traffic, connectivity, increase operation efficiency

The East African Community (EAC) Deputy Secretary General in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social and Political Sectors, Hon. Andrea Aguer Ariik, has urged EAC Partner States to expedite the signing of the EAC Air Transport Market (Liberalisation) Regulations as part of efforts to enhance regional integration and stimulate economic growth in East…

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Inaugural East African Community (EAC) Education Conference calls for joint regional efforts to transform the sector in the digital age

The conference aims at facilitating discussions on building resilient education systems that address the diverse needs of learners and improve quality education across the EAC

The Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Philip Mpango, has called for joint and concerted regional efforts to tackle challenges in the bloc’s education sector. H.E. Mpango made this call today during the opening ceremony of the Inaugural EAC Regional Education Conference held in Arusha, Tanzania. The four-day conference,…

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Somalia Cheif Justice visits East African Court of Justice in Arusha

Hon. Ahmed reaffirmed that Somalia was committed to strengthening and rebuilding its institutions and playing its important role within the EAC

The Chief Justice of the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS), Hon. Bashe Yusuf Ahmed, visited the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in Arusha, Tanzania on Tuesday morning in what he described as part of efforts to foster cooperation between FRS and the regional court. Hon. Ahmed said that Somalia…

East African Community
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The East African Community (EAC) calls for heightened public awareness to combat spread of Monkeypox

This follows reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) that Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are experiencing an outbreak of the viral Mpox disease

The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has called on EAC Partner States to educate their citizens on how to protect themselves and prevent the spread of Monkeypox (Mpox). This follows reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) that Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are experiencing an outbreak…

East African Community
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East African Community Embarks on the Upgrade of the Lwakhakha Border to One-Stop Border Post to Decongest the Busia and Malaba Border Posts

The upgrade is expected to reduce the traffic from Malaba and Busia OSBPs boost trade along the Northern Corridor and improve cross-border security

The East African Community (EAC) together with the Republics of Kenya and Uganda are in the process of upgrading the Lwakhakha border post on the common border between the two Partner States into a One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) as part of efforts to reduce congestion at the Busia and Malaba…

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Uganda readies to host 11th East Africa Internet Governance Forum

The Forum will take place from 11th to 12th September, 2024 in Kampala, Uganda, under the theme “Building our Multistakeholder Digital Future for East Africa"

The East African Community (EAC) in partnership with the Internet Society - Uganda Chapter, are set to host the 11th edition of the East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) in September this year. The Forum will take place from 11th to 12th September, 2024 in Kampala, Uganda, under the theme “Building our Multistakeholder…

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East African Community dispatches Election Observation Teams to the field in Rwanda

The Head of Mission disclosed that the observation teams were expected back at the mission headquarters in Kigali on 16th July, 2024

The East African Community (EAC) has deployed 14 Election Observation Teams to observe the General Election due in the Republic of Rwanda on Monday, 15th July, 2024. Flagging off the Election Observation Teams from the Head of the Mission headquarters in Kigali this morning, Chief Justice (Emeritus) David K. Maraga,…

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"Kiswahili Kitukuzwe!" Regional leaders push for amendment of the East African Community (EAC) Treaty to fast-track the use of Kiswahili as an EAC official language

Adopting Kiswahili as an official language would enhance citizens' understanding of the proceedings of the EACJ across the region, currently delivered primarily in English

Regional leaders and stakeholders have renewed the call to the East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers to fast-track the process of amending the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (EAC) to enable the utilisation of Kiswahili as an official language of the bloc. As hundreds of people gathered…