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The President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye has been elected chairman of the East African Community (EAC) during the 22nd Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State held in Arusha, on Friday July 22, 2022.

Bloc leaders agreed Friday to fasttrack the verification process as new President Mohamud pursues a cooperative foreign policy with neighbours.

President Kenyatta, who has served as the Chairperson of the EAC Heads of State Summit for a period of one year handed over the chairpersonship to Burundi’s Evariste Ndayishimiye with South Sudan's Salva Kiir Mayardit set to serve as the rapporteur. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

NAIROBI, Kenya July 22 - Somalia has renewed its bid to join the East Africa Community (EAC), days after DRC Congo was admitted to the regional trade Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |

The amount to be disbursed to IDA-eligible African countries represents about 70% of the US$93 billion announced for the "IDA 20" program.

Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen has called for significant financing to support Ethiopia's post-conflict recovery efforts. Significant financing is needed for post-conflict recovery in Ethiopia as the country is moving forward with a peace process and addressing drivers of fragility, the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

The 26th Commonwealth Heads of State Summit which opened in Kigali, Rwanda on Monday has finally seen the integration of Gabon and Togo into the organization.

Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth and his Rwandan counterpart, Dr Edouard Ngirente will jointly inaugurate a first-of-its-kind 5 MW hydroelectric plant on Sunday that will help reduce carbon emissions of the East African nation.

Many of us who were in the University of Ife, UNIFE, now Obafemi Awolowo University in the 1980s knew Femi Soyinka quite well because he was a dependable ally of students and workers on campus who stood by the truth.

President Kenyatta as the chair of the seven-member EAC, thus proposed a regional force to try and bring an end to decades-long conflict between Kigali and Kinshasa, at times Uganda.