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EAC Secretary General Hon. Dr. Peter Mathuki admires a gift in the form of dhow that he received from the Acting Executive Secretary of the East African Kiswahili Commission, Dr. James Jowi (right). Looking on is Hon. Mudrik Soroga, Zanzibar's Minister of State for Labour, Economy and Investment. The dhow signifies Zanzibar's blue economy and the Secretary General's stewardship of the Community.

Government of Zanzibar to provide land for East African Kiswahili Commission to build permanent headquarters

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 20th June, 2021: The Government of Zanzibar will provide land to enable the East African Kiswahili Commission to build a permanent headquarters on the island. 

Zanzibar’s Minister of State in the Office of the President in charge of Labour, Economy and Investment, Hon. Mudrik Ramadhan Soroga, further assured the Commission of maximum support from the government of Zanzibar.  

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The President of Zanzibar, Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi (right), in a group photo with EAC Secretary General Hon. Dr. Peter Mathuki, East African Court of Justice President Nestor Kayobera, East African Legislative Assembly Speaker Hon. Ngoga Martins and Zanzibar’s Minister of State for Labour, Economy and Investment, Hon. Mudrik Ramadhan Soroga, outside State House, Zanzibar. Also in the photo are officials from EAC Organs and Institutions and the government of Zanzibar.

Zanzibar President calls for increased intra-EAC and intra-African trade

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 20th June, 2021: The President of Zanzibar, Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, has called for increased trade among East African Community Partner States and by extension African countries. 

President Mwinyi said that EAC Partner States and African countries trade more with nations in other continents while trade amongst them was way too low, adding that intra-EAC and intra-continental trade was the best way to promote economic prosperity in East Africa and on the African continent. 

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 Judges of the First Instance Division during a session of the court.

Government of South Sudan allowed to settle Case with Litigant through Mediation as alternative dispute resolution mechanism

East African Court of Justice, 19th June, 2021: The First Instance Division has allowed the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and (Hope for Humanity Africa (HHA) that filed a case against the government to attempt settle a case through mediation as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism. 

The case by HHA is challenging the government of South Sudan on alleged oil spillage due to leakage of oil pipelines resulting to environmental pollution that affects the population. The court will fix the matter to enable the start the mediation process in two weeks’ time. 

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