Ongoing differences between Rwanda and the DRC are now playing out in regional ...

In East Africa, collaboration between public and private sector actors is proving to be a powerful force in shaping inclusive ...

Learn about UNHCR’s work in the East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region, including refugee and displacement data, programme plans, funding needs and our impact.

Deported migrants have been stuck at a military base in Djibouti for over two weeks — and ICE officers are also there, ...

Dar es Salaam. The East African Community (EAC) has taken a major step toward financial integration by approving a landmark Cross-border Payment System Masterplan—an ambitious five-year initiative ...

The East African Community, comprising eight countries – Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda – is home to more than 500 million ...

Tensions are high in East Africa as countries grapple with internal strife ... announced a ceasefire—something both the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development ...

The East African Community (EAC) has been instrumental ... challenges and potential revenue losses from reduced tariffs make countries hesitant to lower trade barriers without proper compensation ...

The membership, of the community is provided by Article 3 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the Community ...

East African Community member states are trading more with countries outside the bloc owing to persistent trade disputes and non-tariff barriers (NTBs), which are choking intra-regional trade as well ...

One of the major marketing points for Somalia joining the East African Community ... social justice. Map showing EAC member states. Yet Somalia is one of the most fragile countries in the ...