East African Legislative Assembly adopts accounts committee report on previous years’ audits
According to the audited report, the Community operated with a budget of USD 105 million, but actual expenditure reached only USD 72.7 million, resulting in a budget absorption rate of 69 percent.
Africa launches single continent’s currency Marketplace saving USD 5 Billion in trade bottleneck
The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System’s African Currency Marketplace (PACM is a next-generation Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) out to solve the continent’s longstanding challenge of currency inconvertibility.
Anthrax kills 60 hippos, 27 buffaloes and affects 27 people in DR Congo
It all started in mid-May, when 57-year-old man called Pierre was admitted to a health center in the Lubero area after suffering from severe itching on his right hand, followed by pruritus and a swelling of his forearm.
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East African Parliament goes into six-months hiatus after Assembly coffers dry up
The East African Legislative Assembly therefore goes into hiatus for the period of six months from January to June 2025 due to lack of funds for running the parliamentary activities.
Zimbabwe compensating foreign investors whose farms got confiscated by the state
This marks a significant milestone and an encouraging step towards a comprehensive and fair settlement for farmers and investors in Zimbabwe, be it in terms of financial compensation or land tenure.
Tanzania and The United States launch Joint Military Programs
This exercise provides invaluable experience in counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) tactics, gender protection, medical evacuation procedures, and the integration of both manned and unmanned aerial vehicles in peace operations.
Tanzanian lady abandoned in DR Congo craving for parents living in Dar-es-salaam
Now, for some strange reasons, the mother identified as Mrs Irene Mvungi decided to ditch her ten-years-old daughter in Lubumbashi Congo and allegedly returned to Tanzania alone.
Schools close down as Congo War escalates. Arrest order is issued against rebel leader, Corneille Nangaa
Schools close down in DR Congo due to the ongoing War in the East, as international arrest warrant gets issued against rebel leader, Corneille Nangaa
Civil Society groups release joint statement on the dire situation in Eastern Congo
The growing hostilities between neighboring States have heightened the risk of a broader regional conflict that threatens not only peace and stability in East and Southern Africa but also economic integration and cooperation.
DR Congo Rebels annex another City in South Kivu
The rebels took control of Nyabibwe following intense fighting at the hills of Nyangantwa and Chanjwe with the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC).
Retracing the Aga Khan pillars in Tanzania
Apart from the Aga Khan, there were many other Ismailis in Tanzania who established education and health services as well businesses, buildings and other properties across the country, before departing to other destinations when the conditions became…
African Court orders Tanzania to abolish the hanging method in executing death penalties
The Pan African Lawyers Union seems chuffed by the developments especially in aiding their ongoing mission to advocate against death penalties on the continent
Xenophobia hits DR Congo: Accents and Names used to single out aliens in latest witch hunting spree
While in DR Congo there is the need to watch your tongue, because a simple accent may determine how authorities in Kinshasa treat you