Category: East Africa

A statement by the Tanzania Police Force said after the voluntary surrender of illegal firearms elapses, the police will launch a fierce crackdown on owners of illegal firearms, warning that those found in possession of firearms will be prosecuted in court.

President Steinmeier arrived at Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA), welcomed by Foreign and East African Cooperation Minister January Makamba. On Tuesday, he met with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan where they held talks at Ikulu (state house) in the commercial capital of Tanzania, Dar es Salam.

Although the four-day trip by Charles and Queen Camilla has been billed as an opportunity to look to the future and build on the strong ties between London and Nairobi, the legacy of decades of British colonial rule looms large.

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The African Union first launched its Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration programme in 2011, targeting conflicts like the one in the DRC.

A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation issued Thursday in the capital Dodoma said the two missing students are among 260 Tanzanian students studying modern agriculture methods and techniques in Israel.

Dr Ackson, a PhD holder in law, became the 31st leader of the umbrella body representing legislators from across the world. She will serve a three-year term as per IPU's regulations.

According to the African Court's incumbent President Judge Imani Aboud, less than 10 percent of hundreds of decisions handed down by the African Court during its 17 years of operation have so far been implemented by respondent states.

On Monday, Rwanda said its citizen was injured by a stray bullet originating from the clashes among the coalition of “Kinshasa backed illegal armed groups” in Eastern DRC near its border, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.

The US State Department published a business advisory on Monday urging potential investors to be wary of "endemic corruption" and a lack of respect for human rights in the country.