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Regional Integration a top priority for Tanzania, Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation says

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East African Community, Arusha, Tanzania, 12th June, 2021: Tanzania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Hon. Amb. Liberata Mulamula, has reaffirmed Tanzania’s commitment to regional integration and enhancing intra-EAC trade.

Speaking during a private sector roundtable engagement dinner on EAC regional integration organized by the East African Business Council (EABC) in Dar es Salaam, the Minister said that in the spirit of enhancing intra-regional trade, Tanzania was revitalizing trade relations with her neighbours.

“We can all bear witness that the trade issues between Kenya and Tanzania have been addressed, and we are determined to ensure that such challenges do not arise in the future,” said Hon. Mulamula.

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Court hears Petition seeking for extension of time in two cases alleging arrests in Rwanda and illegal detentions in Uganda

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East African Court of Justice, 10th June, 2021: The First Instance Division today heard two petitions arising from the cases challenging the Government of Uganda over the plight of Rwandans who were allegedly arrested, tortured and detained in Uganda.  

The 1st Application that came up for hearing was filed by the Attorney General (AG) of Uganda, seeking for extension of time to file written submission in support of this Application. The Respondent represented by lawyer Angel Ampurire opposed the AG's prayers arguing that they did not indicate reasons for not filing their submissions on time and that this would lead to delayed justice. The court ordered the parties to file their submissions, adding that the ruling would be delivered in due course. 

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