EAC

Egypt to host six Heads of State and Africa’s leading CEOs

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi will be hosting six African heads of state at the Africa 2017 Forum that will take place this week in the picturesque beach resort of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The President of Guinea, current chair of the AU, will be joining the Forum as well as the Presidents of Chad, Rwanda, Côte d’Ivoire, Comoros andRead more

Voting arrangements for HK's fifth-term chief executive election in place

Hong Kong - Arab today

All arrangements for the voting of the fifth-term chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) to be held on Sunday were ready, an electoral official said on Saturday. After visiting the main polling station in the Grand Hall at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) Fung Wah noted that allRead more

HH Sheikha Moza Visits Education, Employment Projects in Sudan's North Kordofan

North Kordofan - QNA

HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, advocate for the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, arrived Monday in the Sudanese city of El Obeid for a field visit to the projects of Silatech foundation and Education Above All Foundation in the city. She was welcomed by North Kordofan Governor Ahmed Haroon and a number of ministers.The people of El Obeid hosted a ceremonyRead more

HH Sheikha Moza Visits Education, Employment Projects

North Kordofan - QNA

Ban Ki Moon Condemns Assassination of Former Burundian Minister

New York - Arab Today

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the assassination of Hafsa Mossi, former Burundian Minister for East African Community Affairs and Member of the East African Legislative Assembly, in the capital, Bujumbura. "This despicable act of violence only serves to promote divisions, entrench mistrust, and destabilize the country," said a statement issued by Ban's spokesperson, in which the UN chiefRead more

East African leaders agree on Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline

Kampala - XINHUA

East African Community (EAC) leaders on Saturday agreed that an oil pipeline be built from Uganda's oil wells to the east Africa coastline through Tanzania. Uganda's Yoweri Museveni, Rwanda's Paul Kagame and Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta agreed in a meeting here that the pipeline will link the oil wells in western Uganda to the Tanzanian port of Tanga. The decision endsRead more

South Sudan to officially join EAC on Friday

Dar es Salaam - Arab Today

The East African Community (EAC) said on Tuesday the treaty for accession of South Sudan will be signed in Dar es Salaam on Friday. The EAC secretariat based in Tanzania's northern tourist circuit of Arusha said in a statement that President John Magufuli will sign the document as the chairman of the EAC Heads of State Summit, while South SudanRead more