On February 27, East African Community leaders met for their first summit of the year. With Covid-19 still hanging out, it was a virtual summit.
The grapevine has it that it was a very recognisable East African affair. Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, was the first to dial in — five minutes early. The rest joined mostly on the dot. They chewed the regional rag for nearly 50 minutes, as they waited for one of the chiefs to join. Predictably, a fed up Magufuli was the first to walk off. The fashionably late big man showed up after an hour. Magufuli didn’t return. His vice president filled in for him.
