The two blocs will meet for the first time to discuss the crisis in eastern Democratic ...

If the collapse of EAC, and now ECOWAS, teaches us anything, it is that the greatest risk ...

The M23 rebels said the ceasefire would start Tuesday. The announcement on Monday came shortly after the UN health agency said at least 900 people were killed in last week’s fighting in the DRC ...

Did competing military visions in the East Africa Community's Regional Force cost ... where operational costs were met by Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs). Burundi and Uganda continue to ...

The East African country Eritrea has been ... Sadly, due to the country’s recent history it has kept it off the map - both literally and for tourists.

Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a humanitarian "ceasefire" from Tuesday in DR Congo's perennially explosive east, days before a planned crisis meeting between Congolese President Felix ...

The 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Friday called for a summit with the eight-country East African Community (EAC) to "deliberate on the way forward regarding the ...

a community leader said. Cattle raiding linked to competition for scarce resources is one of the main triggers of conflict between ethnic groups in the country awash with weapons after decades of war.

Introduction The documented benefits of gender parity in leadership are emerging—women leaders have been shown to have a ...

A global risk map for RVF has highlighted potential transmission ... du Rift or FVR), associated syndromes (e.g., hemorrhagic fever), and countries within the East African Community (Rwanda, Uganda, ...