‘Burundi shouldn’t assume rotating EAC chair’

Tanzania to assume EAC chair on Sunday
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TANZANIA will take over the chairmanship of the East African Community (EAC) at a meeting of heads of state of the regional bloc to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday. According to a statement sued by the Permanent Secretary in the Mintry of East African ...

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Burundi: Emergency Meeting of the Ministers of EAC Affairs On Burundi Held in ...
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Arusha — The Ministers of East African Community Affairs on 18th May 2015 in Arusha, held an emergency meeting to address matters emerging in the Republic of Burundi. The meeting was called following the directive issued by the EAC Heads of the State ...
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Dar es Salaam. President Jakaya Kikwete will convene the second meeting of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State next Sunday to discuss the ongoing Burundi political crisis fueled by Prrsident Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid to seek for re-election.

Chama cha Wanasheria Afrika Mashariki (EALS), kimeifikisha mahakamani Serikali ya Burundi kwa madai ya kukiuka haki za msingi za kujipatia kipato halali Wakili Isidore Rufyikiri aliyepigwa marufuku kufanya shughuli za uwakili nchini humo.

Ujumbe wa mawaziri wa mambo ya nje wa Afrika Mashariki kushughulikia mgogoro wa Burundi

An ominous cloud has hung over Burundi ever since Mr Pierre Nkurunziza was sworn in as president for a controversial third term in August. The re-election campaign was bloody and the man even survived a coup attempt.

>After years of fighting everyone believed that Burundi will be the last country to plunge into internal clashes in East Africa. But it seems that those who thought so are mistaken and Burundi is now proving them wrong.

>East African Community member states remained quiet on Tuesday as protestorss opposed to President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in office clashed with police for the third day in Burundi, and as the unrest spread to other parts of the country.

Na Fredy Azzah, Dar es Salaam
WAKATI marais wa nchi wanachama wa Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki (EAC) wakitarajiwa kukutana Dar es Salaam leo kujadili mzozo wa Burundi, wapinzani wa Rais Pierre Nkurunziza, wameapa kwa kusema kuwa ni lazima kiongozi huyo ang’atuke madarakani.
Pamoja na hali hiyo pia wameonya kuwa silaha zinazozagaa kwa wanamgambo nchini humo zikusanywe kwa vile ni hatari hata kwa usalama wa nchi jirani.
Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari Dar es Salaam jana, Mwenyekiti wa...