Politics
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Guinea-Bissau voters back a sweeping power shift, boosting the president and shrinking parliament
September 3, 2026 Associated Press BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Guinea-Bissau has voted in support of expanding presidential powers and trimming the…
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Empowering a Digital Generation: EAC, Germany launch second edition of AI Challenge with $50,000 prize pool
TUESDAY AUGUST 11, 2026 By Patty Magubira The Tranquillity News Reporter, Tanzania The East African Community (EAC) and the Germany…
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What Uganda Virus Research Institute’s rise to EAC virology hub means to East Africans
THURSDAY July 23, 2026 By Patty Magubira The Tranquillity News Reporter, Tanzania The operationalisation of the Uganda Virus Research Institute…
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East African Community unveils UVRI as new Regional Centre of Excellence in Virology
TUESDAY July 21, 2026 By Patty Magubira The Tranquillity News Reporter, Tanzania The East African Community (EAC) is set to…
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Doing More with Less: EAC signals fiscal discipline with $110.8 million budget amid rapid expansion
TUESDAY June 30, 2026 By Patty Magubira The Tranquility News Reporter, Tanzania The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) officially approved…
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A tie is your ticket in at integration seat of East African region
MONDAY June 22, 2026 By The Tranquility News Reporter, Tanzania On November 29, 2023, Maasai pastoralists achieved a landmark victory…
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East Africa’s budgets must stop working against its own market
MONDAY May 11, 2026 By Ahmed Farah East Africa’s growth story remains one of the most encouraging on the continent.…
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Tanzanian picked to lead anti-corruption forum as persistent graft tests Eastern, the Horn of Africa region
WEDNESDAY April 29, 2026 By Adam Ihucha The Tranquillity News Correspondent, Uganda Senior Tanzanian investigator Lilian William Kafiti has been…
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Integration faces reality check as pressure mounts on incoming EAC Chief
MONDAY April 27, 2026 By Adam Ihucha The Tranquillity News Correspondent, Tanzania For truck drivers inching across borders, small traders…
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Kenya exports to Uganda, Tanzania plunge to multi-year lows as NTBs bite
SATURDAY April, 25, 2026 By Adam Ihucha The Tranquillity News Corespondent, Kenya Kenya’s exports to its key regional partners—Uganda and…
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Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is ejected after 16 years in a European electoral earthquake
April 13, 2026 Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16…
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The EAC’s Bold Promise on NTB Elimination: A call for shared accountability
FRIDAY March 27, 2026 By Ahmed Farah East Africa does not lack protocols. It lacks consistent enforcement. Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs)…
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EAC leaders unveil bold five-year roadmap to ‘Super-State’ Status
TUESDAY March 10, 2026 By Patty Magubira The Tranquillity News Reporter, Tanzania The East African Community (EAC) has officially launched…
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Tanzanian diplomat Mbundi inherits top EAC job as the trading bloc faces cash crunch
SUNDAY March 8, 2026 By Adam Ihucha The Tranquillity News Correspondent, Tanzania A veteran Tanzanian diplomat is taking charge of…
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African Union summit opens as youth anger grows over a ‘bloc of old leaders’
February 14, 2026 Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa’s top regional body is hosting its annual summit in Ethiopia this…
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Peace without teeth
February 4, 2026 By Adam Musa The Tranquility News Correspondent, North America Boston, Massachusetts On a winter morning in Geneva, the…
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Revolutions don’t create governments
January 19, 2025 By Adam Musa The Tranquility News Correspondent, North America Boston, Massachusetts The most seductive lie in international…
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After Maduro’s capture, focus shifts to Venezuela’s military
January 5, 2026 By Adam Musa The Tranquility News Correspondent, North America Boston, Massachusetts At first, Caracas, Venezuela sounded normal.…
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US plans to ‘run’ Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro
January 3, 2026 By Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela — Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro…
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VISION OVER EYESIGHT: MP calls for disability inclusion across East African region
WEDNESDAY December 31, 2025 By The Tranquility News Reporter, Tanzania In a session marked by raw emotion and a call…
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From gunshots to the Africa Cup, Sudanese players endure brutal war to bring hope
December 29, 2025 By Associated Press CASABLANCA, Morocco — When Sudan player Ammar Taifour first heard gunfire outside his hotel…
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When arrests become abductions
December 21, 2025 By Elvis Kintu Nsonyi New York Over recent weeks, Uganda has been inundated with images, rumors, and…
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Trump praises Congo and Rwanda as they sign US-mediated peace deal
December 5, 2025 By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump praised the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Uganda’s degree debate misses the real crisis in East African governance
November 25, 2025 By Adam Musa The Tranquility News Correspondent, North America Boston, Massachusetts When former MP Captain Mike Mukula…
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Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York Mayor means nothing to Ugandans and that’s the point
November 14, 2025 By Elvis Kintu Nsonyi, Los Angeles When Zohran Mamdani announced his bid for Mayor of New York…
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