DRC officially a member of EAC
The East African Community (EAC) heads of state held a virtual meeting earlier this Tuesday to conclude the admission of a regional additional member the Democratic Republic of Congo.During the 19th extra ordinary virtual summit, the EAC Heads of state concluded the process of admitting the Democratic Republic of Congo as the seventh member of the community.Kenyan...
iSOKO to facilitate women in business
Burundi's iSOKO a digital platform which was officially launched in Bujumbura last Friday is set to facilitate the intra-regional trade in the East African Community mainly targeting women traders.
During the official launch of iSOKO Platform that was held at Hotel Club du Lac on Friday 28th of August, Trade Mark Africa (TMA) has...
South Sudan to suspend schools over high temperatures
A statement from the South Sudan ministry of Environment and Forestry released on March, 14th indicated that Juba and most parts of South Sudan is experiencing a heatwave.
“It is forecasted that this heatwave will last at least two weeks. Therefore, it is critical to take proper safety measures during this humid and hot...
High delegation from Burundi visits East African Court
A High Level delegation from Burundi concluded their visit last week at the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) with a courtesy call to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Speaker Martin Ngoga who later joined the Court for the closing session.
Burundi’s Minister of Justice Domine Banyankimbona and Attorney General of Burundi Sylvestre...
Singing to empower women in Africa
Merck Foundation and Ghana’s First Lady Rebecca Akufo Addo stepped up last week to raise awareness through music on building heath care in Africa. PHOTO|FILE
Merck Foundation and
Ghana’s First Lady Rebecca Akufo Addo stepped up last week to raise awareness
through music on building heath care in Africa.
During the annual
Conference...
Surge in covid-19 cases, Burundi suspends social gatherings
Burundi’s Internal Affairs minister Gervais Ndirakobuca has ordered provincial governors to suspend all social events and ceremonies during weekdays. The move comes after the council of ministers met to assess the status of covid-19 in the country, according to the Internal Affairs minister socials ceremonies and gatherings have contributed to the surge of Coronavirus cases in the...
Burundi’s EALA chapter participates in Stadium construction
The East African Legislative Assembly Burundi Chapter which was led by its Chairperson Momamo Karerwa this Wednesday
Two Ugandans gunned down by Rwanda police
Kigali indicated that the deceased were identified as Job Ebindishanga aged 32 and Bosco Tuheirwe 35. PHOTO| FILE
Two Ugandans
believed to be business men were shot dead in the early morning of November 10th
2019 by the Rwandan police, police in Rwanda said that a group of suspected
smugglers crossed inside Rwandan territory in Nyagatare...
14 killed in an armed confrontation in Burundi
Burundian government says an armed group of 18 heavily armed infiltrated into the country with the aim to carry out a mass killing in neighboring Musigati commune located in Bubanza province. PHOTO| FILE.
The Burundian government confirmed at least 14 armed men
were killed during an armed confrontation in Bubanza province in the early
Tuesday morning,...
RAERESA gets $1.5m for harmonization of Electricity Regulations and improving Cross Border Power Trade
The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of US$1.5m to advance intra-regional harmonization of electricity regulations and drive cross-border power trading in the COMESA region. This will be implemented through COMESA’s energy regulatory arm -the Regional Association of Energy Regulators for Eastern and Southern Africa (RAERESA).
The two-year project...