#East African Community

Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth-Oboth has met with eminent Ugandan statesmen, including Prime Minister Emeritus Ruhakana Rugunda and Internal Affairs Minister Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu, on the sidelines of the EAC Week. The dialogue focused on the historical necessity of the East African Federation, aligning with regional integration goals.

Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has launched the EAC Parliamentary Week in Kampala with a strong call to member states to fast-track the harmonization of regional laws. Tayebwa urged East African legislators to eliminate non-tariff barriers and move away from boardroom deliberations to actual deliveries to make citizens the true owners of the integration agenda.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hosted outgoing Tanzanian High Commissioner Maj. Gen. Paul Kisesa Simuli at State House, Entebbe, to mark the end of his two-and-a-half-year tour of duty. During the farewell meeting, President Museveni pledged to fast-track the construction of the Masaka–Mutukula Road to boost cross-border trade and strengthen integration alongside ongoing joint projects like EACOP.

President Yoweri Museveni has warned military officers at Kimaka that Africa must politically integrate to develop space-age defense capabilities or risk becoming an obsolete "boy scout movement."

The 14th EAC command post exercise, Ushirikiano Imara, has opened in Nairobi to strengthen regional defense. Military and civilian teams from across East Africa are training together to combat terrorism, piracy, and disasters under a unified command.

East African countries have agreed to create a regional AI fund, build local-language systems and invest in shared infrastructure to drive innovation, jobs and economic growth

The EAC has outlined key actions to strengthen regional health preparedness through its One Health Strategy, focusing on collaboration and capacity building to tackle health threats.

Defence experts from all six East African Community (EAC) member states have concluded a three-day regional workshop in Kampala aimed at developing...

The Government of Uganda has reaffirmed its strong bilateral and regional partnership with Tanzania as both countries celebrated Uganda’s 63rd Independence...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday told ministers and education leaders at the first Regional Ministerial Conference on the East African Community...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC), H.E. Veronica M. Nduva, at State House Entebbe, where the...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and other leaders from the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held a virtual...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on Ateker communities in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa regions to embrace unity, economic transformation, and...

President Yoweri Museveni has urged East Africans to embrace Swahili as a regional language, positioning it as a unifying tool for economic and social...

President Yoweri Museveni has called on members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to work towards the realization of full market integration and...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reiterated Uganda's commitment to supporting Somalia in its ongoing efforts to achieve lasting peace and stability. During...

The East Africa Community (EAC) Secretariat has completed the roll-out of the Regional Electronic Cargo and Driver Tracking System (RECDTS), a development...

By Kampala Post Reporter Over 360 personnel from the military, police, prisons, immigrations and key civilian stakeholders from the six East African Community...