Regional

EAC Partner States have been called upon to exploit the huge potential for export of raw cotton to the world market.

The EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Productive and Social Sectors Christophe Bazivamo has called on the partner states to increase regional coordination in response to the increasing problems of the Ecosystems.

Press release: Five Members of Parliament have been sworn in to join the Pan African Parliament representing Uganda at the continental institution based in Midrand, South Africa.

Uganda and its western neighbor Democratic Republic Congo will today sign a number of agreements aimed at deepening relations between Kampala and Kinshasa.

The High Commissioner of Pakistan to Tanzania and the EAC, Amb. Muhammad Saleem, paid a courtesy call on EAC Secretary General Dr. Peter Mathuki at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha.  

The UPDF Chief of Staff for Land Forces Maj. Gen. Leopold Kyanda has said it's through collaboration among intelligence units across the region that operations to counter criminal activities like terrorism can be strengthened.

Reliable and affordable energy sources of energy are key to the attainment of all the four stages of the EAC integration, namely the Customs Union, Common Market, Monetary Union and Political Federation. 

The Eastern Africa Standby Force on Monday opened a two-week-long integrated Mission Planning Course at the United Nations Regional Service Centre in Entebbe.

Nairobi and Kampala have commenced talks to strengthen the trade relationships between the two East African nations, looking at key commodities like sugar, maize and milk that have recently been affected by policies rolled out by Kenya.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named Finance minister Dr. Phillip Mpango, 63, as the new Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania.

His name was presented to parliament for approval on Tuesday after Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan nominated him.