EAC Election Observation Mission to the 2021 Uganda General Election launched

The East African Community Election Observer Mission to the Uganda General Election to be held on 14th January, 2021 has been formally launched.  Speaking during the launch of the mission at a... Read more »

East Africa’s Policymakers call for better coordination to build back better and more sustainably

Policymakers from 14 countries of Eastern Africa kicked off their regional meeting known as 24th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts (ICSOE) this Tuesday with a call to... Read more »

EAC to deploy Election Observer Mission in Tanzania

The EAC Election Observer Mission is due for deployment in Tanzania, effective Friday 23rd October, 2020. The Mission will arrive in Dar es salaam on Friday 23rd October 2020 and will observe... Read more »

EAC Secretariat warns of a drier than usual season between October and December 2020

While October to December is normally considered an important rainfall season for Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, this time round a drier than normal season is expected in most parts of... Read more »

EAC targets One Stop Border Posts’ staff to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the region

Border Posts are high-risk areas regarding the spread of COVID 19 and other infectious diseases from one country to another. These “Points of Entry” are at the center of movement of people,... Read more »

EAC strengthens capacity of staff at international airports for the prevention and detection of COVID-19

Kigali: Human mobility across countries, largely driven by air travel, has been one of the main vectors that facilitated the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the world, and many of the confirmed... Read more »

EAC deploys Mobile Laboratories and testing kits to all Partner States

Kigali: The East African Community under the Mobile Laboratory Project has today deployed nine (9) mobile laboratories and Coronavirus test kits to all EAC Partner States in a bid to detect and... Read more »

EAC Secretariat to deploy mobile laboratories and testing kits to all Partner States

Kigali: The East African Community Secretariat is in the process of deploying mobile laboratories and Coronavirus test kits to all EAC Partner States. Each Partner State will receive a four-wheel drive vehicle... Read more »

EAC Partner States directed to enforce laws banning plastic carrier bags

Kigali: East African Community Partner States have been directed to enforce relevant laws to effectively ban the manufacture and use of plastic carrier bags with immediate effect. The 7th Meeting of the... Read more »

EAC readies to deploy Election Observer Mission to Burundi General Elections slated for May 2020

Kigali: The EAC (East African Community) Secretariat has concluded a one week Electoral Consultative Mission to the Republic of Burundi. The EAC delegation, led by EAC Secretary General, Liberat Mfumukeko, held consultative... Read more »