East African Community Initiates Groundbreaking Instant Payment Pilot Linking Tanzania and Rwanda
The East African Community (EAC) has formally launched a pilot initiative to operationalise a regional instant ...
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DR Congo Peace Talks with M23 Rebels Set to Resume in Doha
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, has announced that peace ...
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Uganda Strengthens Security Along DRC Border Following Fatal Attack
Uganda has intensified security measures along its western border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
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AfCFTA at a Crossroads Africa’s Pursuit of Integration Despite Uneven Progress
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) continues to represent one of the continent’s most ambitious ...
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EAC Ministers Gather in Tanzania to Strengthen Regional Integration and Sustainable Development
The East African Community (EAC) has convened the 58th Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers ...
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East African Community Introduces Unified Customs Bond to Accelerate Intra-Regional Trade
The East African Community (EAC) has formally launched a region-wide customs guarantee mechanism, the EACBond, aimed ...
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African Regional Blocs Forge Unified Peace Mechanism for Eastern DRC Crisis
Kenyan President William Ruto and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, co-chairs of the East African Community (EAC) ...
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Kenya Seeks Bilateral Resolution to Tanzania’s New Trade Restrictions
Kenya is set to initiate high-level bilateral talks with Tanzania in early August following the introduction ...
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Will the US-Brokered DRC-Rwanda Peace Accord Hold?
On 27 June 2025, the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
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M23 Rebels Announce Withdrawal from Walikale to Support Peace Efforts in Eastern DRC
In a significant development aimed at de-escalating tensions in the conflict-ridden eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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