Tag: East African Community

EAC states increase trade with Africa

May 15, 2024

While East African Community (EAC) member states are increasingly trading with one another and with other African countries, latest statistical data have shown that many ... Read More

East Africa’s planned railway gets boost as four EAC states join the Kenya-Uganda project

May 8, 2024

Four East African Community (EAC) member states — Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan — have joined the joint project by ... Read More

Somalia officially joins East African Community

March 6, 2024

Somalia has finished the process of becoming a fully-fledged member of the East African Community (EAC) after it has ratified the accession treaty to an ... Read More

Burundi shuts down Rwanda border, suspends diplomatic ties amid rising tensions

January 22, 2024

Relations between Burundi and Rwanda have taken another downturn after the former announced on Thursday (18 January) that it had suspended diplomatic ties with its ... Read More

East African Community to benefit from Somalia’s entry and DRC president’s re-election

January 16, 2024

Somalia’s entry into the East African Community (EAC) and the re-election of the Congolese president are likely to provide an important impetus to the financial ... Read More

DRC: East African regional Force starts pullout

December 4, 2023

The East African Community (EAC) regional force led by Kenya has begun its withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after Kinshasa accused the ... Read More

Somalia formally joins East Asian Community but enormous security challenges remain

November 30, 2023

Somalia has finally been admitted to the East African Community (EAC) as its eighth member, thirteen years after its original application to join, as the ... Read More

Air travel in EAC region should be made more affordable for citizens

June 26, 2023

The cost of air travel within the East African Community (EAC) region is still very high, which is also due to high operating costs and ... Read More

DRC leader accuses EAC force of siding with enemy M23 rebels

May 13, 2023

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has accused East African Community (EAC) regional force deployed to fight rebels in his country of ... Read More

Troops, M23 rebels clash in eastern DRC as East Africa bloc announces peace talks

November 15, 2022

Congolese troops and M23 rebels traded heavy fire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday (14 November), just as East African leaders a ... Read More