OBBO: Somalia is not just applying to join EAC, it is being invited in Most East Africans think admitting Somalia is madness and would be the death of the EAC.
TZ opposition ponders Samia's game plan The jury is still out on whether Samia's acquiescence to one of the opposition's main demands will turn out to be a political master stroke on her part or just a trap to tame opponents.
Full in-tray on new EALA Speaker’s desk Mr Ntakirutimana takes over from Rwandan Martin Ngoga at a time when the EAC is grappling with a cash crunch, which has seen many projects and programmes stall.
Outrage over uprooting of baobabs in Kenya Baobab tree is native to Africa and is typically found in sub-Saharan African countries.
ULIMWENGU: Crimes of lèse-majesté are not for us, as we are not a monarchy We should never create the crime of lèse-majesté, whose only object can be a monarch.
EYAKUZE: Let’s work on healing wounds that our fathers inflicted on us We need to find our confidence and commonalities again, not our fractures and chauvinisms.
Ugandan ministers resolve to learn Kiswahili Uganda approved Kiswahili as the second official language after English and instructed schools to make its teaching compulsory.
ULIMWENGU: Ruto reminds me of what we’ve missed At least our Kenyan and Tanzanian presidents agree we should not be sharing poverty but wealth.
Police crackdown rattles Uganda opposition bases Museveni opponents claim there is a new wave of abductions, arrests and intimidation of supporters.
EYAKUZE: With Covid in the background I might pack a bag and head out When you are spoiled by living in such a glorious part of the world, filled to the brim with world-class safari options, you just sort of take it for granted.
