The Chairperson of the African Union Commission calls on regional leaders to intensify the dialogue between the ECOWAS leaders. This follows the announcement of the Withdrawal of Malawi, Niger and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS. “I learned with deep regret of the announcement of the withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso from ECOWAS”. President of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat According to the AU announcement, the President of the African Union Commission calls for the combined efforts of all efforts so that the irreplaceable unity of ECOWAS is preserved and African solidari ..read more

This was said by ZAECA officials during a meeting with women rights activists in Zanzibar under the umbrella of the Zanzibar Female Lawyers Association (ZAFELA), and the Tanzania Media Women’s Association-Zanzibar. Tanzania’s Zanzibar Anti-corruption and Economic Crime Authority (ZAECA) on Sunday vowed to intensify the fight against corruption. According to ZAECA, the anti-graft campaign will target all entities including authorities that abuse their powers to obtain sexual favor. This was said by ZAECA officials during a meeting with women rights activists in Zanzibar under the umbrella of th ..read more

The East African Community (EAC), a regional intergovernmental organization of eight member states, on Friday, called for strengthened cross-border cooperation to counter terrorism and transnational organized crime in the region to facilitate the free movement of goods, persons, labor, services, and capital. A statement by the EAC headquarters in Tanzania’s northern city of Arusha said the EAC Deputy Secretary General made the call in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social, and Political Sectors, Andrea Aguer Ariik Malueth, at the opening session of a two-day regional conference on Immig ..read more

Military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS. The leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the Economic Community of West African States “without delay”. ECOWAS “under the influence of foreign powers, betraying its founding principles, has become a threat to its member states and its population”, read the statement. Colonel Amadou Abdramane, Niger junta spokesman, said in the statement that after 49 years, the valiant peoples of Burkina Faso, Mali, and ..read more

The Eastern African military and security chiefs met in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi on Thursday to seek strategies of enhancing their cooperation in combating insecurity in the region. The 32nd Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) policy organ meeting brought together the chiefs of defense and security of the ten member states to discuss how to maintain peace in the region. In his opening remarks, Francis Ogolla, Kenya’s Chief of the Defense Forces, said that the meeting marks a pivotal moment in the collective pursuit for regional peace. “We need to foster a spirit of sharing knowledge and in ..read more

More than 70 people have been killed after a tunnel collapsed at a Malian gold mining site last week, local sources told AFP Wednesday, the latest disaster in a region prone to mining accidents. Mali, which is among the world’s poorest countries, is one of Africa’s leading gold producers. Gold mining sites are regularly the scene of deadly landslides and authorities struggle to control artisanal mining of the precious metal. “It started with a noise. The earth started to shake,” Oumar Sidibe, an official for gold miners in the southwestern town of Kangaba, told AFP, of the incident on Friday ..read more

Burundi’s economy is projected to expand 4.3% this year from 2.7% in 2023, helped by improved performance in the agriculture sector, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement released on Monday, Jan 21, 2023. With a population of 12 million, Burundi’s economy relies heavily on agriculture revenues, especially from tea and coffee. “Growth is projected to accelerate … supported by strong agricultural production, productive investment, and the ongoing reforms,” the fund said as stated by the East African. Fuel shortages had hampered economic activity in 2023, the fund said. Buru ..read more

Sudan’s Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday, Jan. 20 the country has frozen its membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an east African bloc. Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, informed the president of the current session of the IGAD of Sudan’s decision to freeze its membership in the bloc, the ministry said in a statement. According to the statement, Sudan’s move came as a result of “the IGAD’s disregard of Sudan’s decision, which was officially conveyed to it, to freeze dealing with the bloc on any issues related to Sudan ..read more

In the presence of the President of the Republic of Burundi GeneralNeva, six new members of the Independent National Electoral Commission were sworn in today, Wednesday, Jan.17 2023 at the Congress Palace in Kigobe. In attendance were the Ombudsman of Burundi, Aimée Laurentine Kanyana, Emmanuel Sinzohagera President of the Senate of Burundi, Gélase Ndabirabe President of the National Assembly, and other high authorities of the country. The sworn-in members include two magistrates from the Constitutional Court and a member of the Council for Unity and Reconciliation. The new electoral members o ..read more

The Sudanese government on Tuesday, Jan.16 said it has frozen dealing with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regarding resolving the current crisis in the country, according to a statement from Sudan’s Foreign Ministry. Sudanese Acting Foreign Minister Ali Al-Sadiq has informed the regional bloc of his country’s decision, it noted. RELATED:East African leaders call for an immediate ceasefire as fighting rages in Sudan Khartoum attributed the move to what it termed “violations by the IGAD” by including the situation in Sudan on the agenda of the bloc’s upcoming summit schedu ..read more