Head of EAC Observer Mission meets Former President Mwinyi

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 24^th October, 2020:  The former President of the Republic of Burundi and Head of the East African Community Election Observer Mission (EOM) to the General Elections in the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, paid a courtesy call to the former President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E Ali Hassan Mwinyi at his Msasani home in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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EAC to deploy Election Observer Mission in the United Republic of Tanzania

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 16^th October, 2020: The EAC Election Observer Mission is due for deployment in Tanzania, effective Friday 23rd October, 2020. The Mission will arrive in Dar es salaam on Friday 23^rd October 2020 and will observe the General Elections slated for 28^th October, 2020.

The deployment of EAC Election Observer Mission is a mandate under the Treaty for the Establishment of the EAC and pursuant to the invitation of the National Electoral Commission of Tanzania (NEC), as well as the decision of the Council of Ministers on observation of elections in the EAC Partner States. The Mission’s mandate is to observe the overall electoral environment, pre-election activities, the polling day, the counting and tallying/announcement of results.

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