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The East African Community (EAC) will begin discussing Somalia's application to join the community from August 22 through September 5. High-ranking representatives from Somalia are expected to meet with senior EAC officials in Arusha to discuss and address urgent issues. According to a statement released yesterday by the EAC secretariat, the discussions will take place at the Kenya School of Government on the outskirts of Nairobi. The EAC Secretary-General, Peter Mathuki, stated last week that Somalia had taken a significant step...

At least seven children have been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a fire broke out at the camp of the displaced by landslides. The camp, located in the town of Kalehe, has been the home of about 420 families from Bushushu village on Lake Kivu, near the eastern border with Rwanda. The village was washed by heavy rain and landslides in May 2023. The fire erupted on Saturday afternoon and killed seven children aged 1–5 years old....

Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) have held the third Joint Defence Committee Meeting (JDC) in Mbale Resort Hotel, Mbale. The 3rd JDC is a follow-up to the second, which was held in March 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. The two days meeting (17-18 August) was chaired by 3rd  Division Commander, Maj. Gen. Don Nabasa, and co-chaired by Brig. Edward Rugendo of the Kenya Defence Forces. According to Maj. Gen. Nabasa, the JDC was established to foster friendly...

The ECOWAS regional military chiefs have set Thursday and Friday to meet for further negotiations on the current situation in Niger. This happened after the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, insisted ECOWAS apply more pressure to the military junta that has caused turmoil in the Niger Republic. The meeting scheduled for this week in Accra, Ghana, was originally scheduled for last weekend but was postponed. The German Development Minister, Svenja Schulze, has also called for the immediate release of Nigerien...

The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) conducted combined operations in the Mwalika Valley to rescue six abductees, kill one rebel, and retrieve weapons. According to Maj. Bilal Katamba, the spokesperson for Operation Shujaa, the joint operation was able to rescue six abductees, three women, and three children and was able to put out of action one ADF rebel, and collect weapons. "The joint forces recovered 204 rounds of the...

The long-awaited talks between William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza and Raila Odinga's Azimio la Umoja Coalition have commenced behind closed doors in Bomas, Kenya. Cecil Mbarire, the governor of Embu, headed the Kenya Kwanza group as they awaited Kimani Ichung'wah, the leader of the majority in the National Assembly. "We will look at long-lasting solutions to the challenges facing Kenyans. We believe we will get the solutions to move the country forward and maintain peace," she said. According to the leader of the...