EastAfrica / Regional

Burundi had not completed several components of a regional project to integrate East African payment systems when its main grant closed in June, prompting...

East African Legislative Assembly Speaker Joseph Ntakirutimana criticized the absence of ministers responsible for East African Community affairs during a plenary sitting in Arusha...

East African countries are moving to align their digital infrastructure and regulations, as the East African Community (EAC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development...

East African countries are converging on a common climate position ahead of COP31, the UN's 31st climate conference, with farmers and regional experts calling...

The East African Community is seeking about $45 million to strengthen the region's ability to detect and respond to Ebola and other high-consequence infectious...

Smallholder farmers and civil society organisations across East Africa are calling for the new EAC Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2026–2036 to put...

Burundi recorded no new planned investment from other East African Community countries in 2024, according to the bloc's latest trade and investment report, as...

Trade across the East African Community rose 37% to $52.3 billion in the second quarter of 2026, new regional statistics show — but the...

Public spat between foreign ministers reopens debate over the armed group, the Washington peace accords, and Burundi's leadership of the African UnionA public exchange...

Burundi's ruling CNDD-FDD party met with Kenya's ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in Nairobi this week, as hundreds of Burundians sought help from their...