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KAMPALA: President Yoweri Museveni has been ranked first among East African Community’s six presidents in terms of fostering unity and reconciliation (EAC). The East African Community…

President Museveni said Tuesday that talks are needed to prevent irregularities in trade among member states of the East African Community (EAC). Mr Museveni made the remarks when meeting a visiting Kenyan delegation for discussions on…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said East Africa has no alternative but to integrate and create a market for the region's goods and services and jobs for its people. “We shall have to deal with the issue of integration or collapse.…

Kenya Wednesday reported 19 coronavirus-related deaths registered within 24 hours, raising the country’s death toll to 506. A total of 379 Covid-19 infections were recorded from 3,367 tests, bringing the total number of confirmed…

Uganda has registered another COVID-19 death, bringing the number to five. This comes after a 46-year-old Indian woman and resident of Kibuli, Makindye Divison succumbed to the deadly virus. According to the Ministry of Health's daily…

President Yoweri Museveni has paid tribute to former Tanzanian president Benjamin Mkapa, who died at the age of 81 in a Dar es Salaam hospital, and has declared three days of mourning by Uganda for the fallen ex-leader. Mkapa, whose…

The 2019 edition of the Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII) that was published recently has ranked the East African Community (EAC) as the most integrated bloc among the eight regional economic communities (RECs) recognized by the…

President Yoweri Museveni has directed both the Ugandan and East African Community (EAC) flags in the country to fly at half-mast from Saturday, June 13, as the country mourns the fallen President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza. "As an…

The Ministry of Health confirmed Saturday morning 43 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of cases to 203. The ministry tweeted on its official twitter handle saying all the new cases were from the 1,838 samples taken from…

The East African Community leaders have held a meeting in which they agreed to adopt measures that will help in the fight against COVID-19. A communique sent out by Don Wanyama, the senior press secretary to the President, said Yoweri…