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Deadly floods are wreaking havoc in many parts of East Africa that face torrential rainfall, with Burundi calling for international help to deal with the aftermath. Lake Tanganyika's rising waters ...
The 21st EAC Ordinary summit was held between 22 February 2021 to 25 February 2021 virtually. [1] This was the first summit held after the start of COVID-19 pandemic. The summit focused on considering applications of new members along with re-organizing the leadership of the bloc. The leadership of the community was transferred from Paul Kagame ...
Kenya's military was deployed on Thursday to rescue victims of heavy rains that have killed dozens of people across East Africa over the past month. At least 45 people have died in the floods in ...
Agulhas Current. Coordinates: 30°00′S 35°00′E. The courses of the warm Agulhas current (red) along the east coast of South Africa, and the cold Benguela current (blue) along the west coast. The Agulhas Current is formed by the confluence of the warm Mozambique and East Madagascar Currents, which meet south-west of Madagascar (not shown in ...
The East African Federation ( Swahili: Shirikisho la Afrika Mashariki) is a proposed political union of the eight sovereign states of the East African Community in the African Great Lakes region – Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Somalia and Uganda – as a single federated sovereign state. [6]
The East African Community ( EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation composed of eight countries in East Africa. The member states are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. [5] Salva Kiir Mayardit, the president of South Sudan, is the ...
The 2020–present Horn of Africa drought is an ongoing drought that hit the countries of Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The rainy season of 2022 was recorded to be the driest in over 40 years, [4] [5] with an estimated 43,000 in Somalia dying in 2022. [6] [7] As of 2023, the region is now in its 5th failed rainy season [8] and a 6th failed ...
First Assembly (2001-2006) The East African Legislative Assembly was inaugurated on 30 November 2001 as the legislative arm of the newly revived East African Community. [3] The Assembly met in Arusha, Tanzania, where the Tripartite Commission announced it would upgrade to a treaty. [3]