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Bilateral tensions threaten East African integration

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EAST AFRICA

These tensions have deep and specific roots, but the two-way spillover between trade and political disputes is an issue that has long undermined regional economic and political…

Sovereignty fears may sink East Africa monetary union

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EAST AFRICA

Progress in towards an East African monetary union.

East African unity will prove elusive

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EAST AFRICA

Earlier in February, Tanzanian President John Magufuli met with his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni, on the sidelines of an African Union (AU) summit to discuss reviving the…

Regional issues frustrate Nairobi’s foreign strategy

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KENYA

The trip comes shortly after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Somalia can pursue a claim against Kenya over a maritime boundary dispute. The ruling was the…

East African regional relations face a period of flux

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EAST AFRICA

This may have a profound effect on East Africa’s two main regional blocs -- the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the East African Community (EAC).

Kenya-Tanzania tensions will simmer

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KENYA/TANZANIA

The trade disputes are emblematic of the difficult relationship between Nairobi and Dodoma, which has been aggravated in recent years by mutual recriminations alleging…

Pullout from West Africa's ECOWAS bloc may prove messy

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WEST AFRICA

The move builds on a long period of tension between the juntas and ECOWAS over planned political transitions to civilian constitutional rule and intensifying rejection by the…

African Union faces high expectations but low capacity

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AFRICA

The Summit came amid challenging internal and external circumstances including old and new conflicts, military coups, economic struggles, sluggish economic integration, democratic…

COVID-19 will test East African unity

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EAST AFRICA

However, it also faces a crisis moment as the COVID-19 pandemic tests regional bonds, exposes the bloc’s weaknesses and threatens to spill over into a wider regional political…

Congo’s EAC entry comes with risks and opportunities

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Its admission makes the EAC one of the largest trading blocs in Africa and will create significant new economic opportunities, but also additional political and security…