German leader urges E. Africa to copy EU integration

Germans have had very interesting relations with Zanzibar. They were here on commercial terms and with counsellor representation before Berlin Conference and occupation of Tanganyika. Almost all their explorers took off for the interior Africa using Zanzibar as their launch pad and least one forget the issue of Heligoland Island that put the two sides on international level when the Sultanate was in control of the whole East African Coastal strip.

The International Criminal Court has called on South Africa to arrest Omar al-Bashir, with the Sudanese president in the country for an African Union summit.

Guinea's President Alpha Conde, who was re-elected in a controversial landslide vote last month, was urged by the UN's special regional envoy Monday to form a "wide consensus" government in the interests of peace.

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Tanzania Lawmaker Urges Leader to Adhere to Parliament Resolution
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A Tanzanian legislator says President Jakaya Kikwete's decision to sack only one out of the three cabinet ministers found by Parliament to have embezzled public funds is an affront to all citizens. Legislator Tundu Lissu says Mr. Kikwete's failure to fire all of ...

Patrice Bart-Williams, who is among a group musicians who recorded a German version of the Band aid song on Ebola, says he is not entirely happy with the outcome.

Tanzania festival gives boost to East Africa integration
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ARUSHA (AA) – Tanzania's resort city of Arusha is currently hosting a cultural festival that organizers hope will serve as a platform for East Africans to pursue the ultimate goal of full regional integration. “The Zinduka festival aims at creating a chance for East ...

 

An integrated continent has been the goal of African countries since the attainment of independence more than 50 years ago. Arguments for speeding up the integration process have been advanced by many, and it is generally agreed that integration would be politically and economically beneficial for Africa. The key challenge is to find a way to make this vision a reality.

H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda, and former Presidents Benjamin William Mkapa of Tanzania, Olusegun...

Managing Director of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa, Charles Brewer.

Africa continues to remain vastly unexplored, and making Africa’s most remote regions accessible for trade will not only promote prosperity in those regions, but also elevate the continent’s continued growth path.

This is according to Charles Brewer, Managing Director of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa, commenting on The Role of Trade in Ending Poverty1 report recently released by the World Bank Group and World Trade...

  Head of the German delegation Mr. Georg Rademacher and the EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge Finance and Administration, Mr. Liberat Mfumukeko signs the bilateral agreement.The EAC team(on the right side) led by Deputy Secretary General in charge Finance and Administration, Mr Mr. Liberat Mfumukeko and the The Federal Republic of Germany team during the negotiations.
EAST African Community Headquarters, Arusha, 1 October, 2015: The Federal Republic of Germany and the East African...