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The East African Community (EAC) has launched an upgraded version of its Single Customs Territory (SCT) Centralised Platform, designed to streamline the exchange of customs and port data among regional partner states. The unveiling took place at the EAC Secretariat Headquarters in Arusha, coinciding with the celebration of International Customs Day. The revamped platform,...

Tensions between Rwanda and South Africa have escalated following a statement made by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on X formally know as Twitter regarding the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Ramaphosa mourned the loss of 13 South African soldiers who died in recent clashes with rebel groups in the DRC,...

African heads of state, business leaders, and development partners will gather in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Jan. 27-28 for the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit. The summit aims to advance efforts to provide reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to 300 million people in Africa by 2030. “Mission 300 is an unprecedented collaboration between...

Burundi is preparing for a significant return to the FIBA Women's AfroBasket Zone 5 Qualifiers, scheduled for February 3-8 in Cairo, Egypt. It’s been more than a decade since Burundi last participated in the regional tournament, but the team is determined to make a splash in its long-awaited comeback. The Burundian squad, currently training...

The M23 rebel group, supported by Rwanda, has taken control of the strategic city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), heightening tensions between the two nations and threatening to escalate the region’s ongoing conflict. Patrick Muyaya, DRC’s government spokesman and minister of communication, addressed the situation in a televised statement, assuring...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and its regional partners are said to have successfully repelled an M23 rebel group’s attempt to advance toward Goma, the provincial capital in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after two days of intense fighting. According to a statement from the SANDF, the M23 forces launched a full-scale...

The Burundian government is stepping up measures to prevent the spread of the Marburg virus, a deadly hemorrhagic fever, after neighboring Tanzania reported cases of the disease. Health authorities are particularly concerned about the risk of cross-border transmission and are urging heightened vigilance among the population, particularly those living in provinces near the Tanzanian border.

On Jan. 23, 2024, Dr. Lydwine Baradahana, Burundi's Minister of Public Health, met with a delegation from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The delegation, led by Dr. Ngashi Ngingo, the Technical Director for programs and continental coordinator of Mpox response efforts, visited Burundi to assist with the country's intra-action review of its...

M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have killed the military governor of North Kivu, continuing their advance on the regional capital, Goma. General Peter Chirimwami, 58, died from wounds sustained on Thursday in the town of Sake, according to reports from local officials and military sources. Chirimwami was...

On the night of January 21, 2025, Burundian soldiers intercepted a large illegal fuel shipment in the Rumonge region,