European Union backs Kikwete’s stance on Hutu rebels

The Democratic Republic of the Congo launches an offensive against Rwandan Hutu rebels in the east of the country.

United Nations, Saturday. The United Nations Security Council on Friday issued a fresh warning to Rwandan ethnic Hutu rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo to surrender or face possible military action.

Washington, Wednesday. The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo “owes it to its people” to end the threat posed by Rwandan Hutu rebels hiding in its eastern provinces, the outgoing US special envoy said Tuesday.

>The Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation has come out in support of the decision by the Coalition of Defenders of the People’s Constitution (Ukawa) to boycott the referendum on the Proposed Constitution.

Dar es Salaam: European Union (EU) observers have expressed reservations on the transparency of the Tanzanian elections. At a press conference, the observers said the National Electoral Commission (NEC) did not provide adequate transparency in its operations during the election process, and that the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party had used the power of incumbency to obliterate the

European Union sends 60 more Election Observers in Tanzania
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ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Sixty Short-Term Observers from the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) are expected to land in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam, to observe the General Elections October 25. According to a ...
Election observers deploy soonDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)

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>The European Union (EU) and East African Community (EAC) talks on the Economic Partnership Agreement (Epa) are on course and soon the two sides will reach consensus, the EU head of delegation in the country, Ambassador Filberto Sebregondi, has said.

European Commission president to attend meeting with African Union  Prensa Latina

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First batch of 34 European Union observers arrives ready for polls
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Thirty-four long-term observers from the European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Tanzania have arrived in Dar es Salaam for the General Election scheduled for October 25. According to a statement availed to The Guardian yesterday ...
EU long-term election observers arriveDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Tanzania National Electoral Commission approve 23.7m...