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The Cuban ambassador expressed appreciation to countries who, at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), reject the American blockade.

The East African Friday February 26 2021 Summary East African Community has a population of 150 million people and Kenya leads with the highest unemployment rate. Advertisement A July 2020 East African Community job advertisement for 41 vacancies attracted more than 10,000 applications, reflecting the unemployment crisis in the region. According to data on unemployment in the region, more than 80 percent of young people in East Africa are jobless. This is why one of the items on the agenda of t...

The East African Tuesday February 23 2021 East African Court of Justice in a past session in Arusha, Tanzania. East African Community Heads of State meet to appoint judges this week. PHOTO | FILE Summary Court activity at the EACJ has been paralysed since November 2020, following the expiry of the tenure of seven judges out of 11 who are required to fully operationalise court proceedings. Advertisement The vacancies at the East African Court of Justice could soon be filled as the EAC Heads of S...

The East African Monday February 22 2021 As EAC Secretary General Liberat Mfumukeko winds up his five years in office, focus is on his performance and successor. Pic: File Summary Based on the four pillars of the EAC – Customs Union, Common Market Protocol, Monetary Union and Political Federation – critics aver that none of those registered any meaningful development during Mfumukeko’s five-year tenure. Advertisement As another cycle of the East African Community comes to an end with the ...

The East African Wednesday February 17 2021 EAC heads of state at a past summit. Somalia and DRC want to join the bloc. PHOTO | FILE | NMG Summary Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to join EAC and the former put its application to the Secretariat in 2013. Advertisement Covid-19 challenges, Somalia’s application to the join the East African Community, ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement and consultations towards attaining a Political Federat...

Rwanda is set to host the CHOGM Summit under a safe environment in the middle of this year after the global health situation improves.

Will Stevens Acting Consul General, U.S. Consulate General Cape Town  Will Stevens is the Acting Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Cape Town. Prior to arriving in South Africa, Mr. Stevens was the Director of the Foreign Service Institute’s Public Diplomacy (PD) Training Division, where he oversaw the training of the State Department’s entire public affairs and public diplomacy corps. In 2014, he received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Public Diplomacy, the Stat...

EU Maritime Security Factsheet: The Gulf of Guinea 1. EU Maritime Security Policy 1.1. The EU Maritime Security Strategy and the Gulf of Guinea The EU Maritime Security Strategy Action Plan features a section with a regional focus, with a set of actions dedicated to the Gulf of Guinea. It includes a call on the EU to continue supporting the implementation of the Gulf of Guinea Strategy and Action Plan, as well as national and regional efforts in the framework of the Yaoundé architecture (see M...

EAC in-tray: Appoint new SG, judges, plan for economic recovery Wednesday January 13 2021 Summary The appointment of the sixth Secretary General to replace Mr Mfumukeko, is top on the agenda for the Heads of States Summit planned for February. Also crucial and an urgent matter for the Summit is the appointment of judges to the East African Court of Justice, the post-Covid-19 economic recovery plan and infrastructure development. Advertisement As Secretary-General of the East African Community, ...