East African Community (EAC)

14 Aug

Tanzania’s Vice President Calls for Regional Cooperation to Tackle Education Challenges

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Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Philip Mpango, has urged for joint and concerted regional efforts to address the challenges in the East African Community (EAC) education sector. His call came during the opening ceremony of the Inaugural EAC Regional Education Conference, held in Arusha, Tanzania, from August 12th to 15th, 2024. The four-day conference, themed "Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century: Collective Action for Quality, Inclusive, and Life-long Learning in East Africa," focuses on improving education across the region. Vice President Mpango emphasized the need for EAC Partner States to enhance their education systems to…

Foreign and EAC Ministers Call for Urgent Action in Eastern DRC

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Ministers of Foreign Affairs and East African Community (EAC) affairs from the region have urgently called for action to address the humanitarian and security crisis in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Meeting in Zanzibar, the ministers expressed deep concern over the deteriorating situation, where more than 2.8 million people have been displaced. They appreciated the humanitarian truce negotiated by the United States and recommended that it be extended indefinitely. Recognizing the necessity of a political process to achieve sustainable peace and security in Eastern DRC, the ministers recommended convening a summit of EAC Heads of State. This summit…

Stakeholders Urge EAC to Fast-Track Kiswahili Ratification as Official Language

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Stakeholders from across the East African Community (EAC) are appealing to the EAC Council of Ministers to expedite the ratification of Kiswahili as the official language of the bloc. This move is seen as a crucial step toward deepening regional integration. Currently, only three of the eight EAC partner states—United Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Kenya, and Republic of Uganda—have adopted Kiswahili as an official language. The Republic of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Rwanda, the Federal Republic of Somalia, and the Republic of South Sudan have yet to do so. In a significant push…