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Ford Foundation and EACJ Explore Collaborative Pathways to Strengthen Justice and Civic Space Across the EAC Region

East African Court of Justice, Arusha, Tanzania, 3rd May, 2024:  The Ford Foundation, East Africa Regional Director, Ms. Jessica Horn, on Friday paid a courtesy call on the Judge President of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), Justice Nestor Kayobera, at the EACJ offices in Arusha, Tanzania.

In their meeting, the two leaders explored avenues of collaboration and discussed the Foundation's initiatives in bolstering justice, expanding civic space and the rule of law across the region.

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(l-r): The Permanent Secretary, Tanzania Ministry of Constitutional and Legal Affairs, Ms. Mary Makondo; Minister of Constitutional and Legal Affairs of Tanzania, Hon. Amb. Dr. Pindi H. Chana; EACJ Judge President, Justice Nestor Kayobera; EACJ Principal Judge, Justice Yohana Masara and EACJ Deputy Registrar, Her Worship Christine Mutimura-Wekesa.

Tanzania's Ministry of Constitutional and Legal Affairs and the East African Court of Justice commit to identifying areas of collaboration

East African Court of Justice, Arusha, Tanzania, 3rd May, 2024:  The Tanzanian Minister of Constitutional and Legal Affairs, Hon. Amb. Dr. Pindi H. Chana, on Thursday paid a courtesy call on the Judge President of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), Justice Nestor Kayobera.

The meeting aimed to strengthen ties between Tanzania and the Court while exploring avenues for collaborative efforts, particularly in capacity building within Tanzania's legal studies concerning the East African Community (EAC) integration process.

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EAC mulls Commemoration of the Genocide Against the Tutsi as an EAC Day

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 8th April, 2024:  The East African Community Secretariat is exploring a possibility of having a Commemoration of Genocide Against Tutsi on  7th April of every year as an EAC day for it to be observed by EAC Partner States, Organs, and Institutions as any other EAC days and given commemoration budget in the EAC Annual Budgets.

Speaking during the the commemoration at the EAC Secretariat on behalf of the EAC Secretary General, EAC Deputy Secretary General, Hon Andrea Ariik Aguer Malueth said that a proper request will be very soon tabled to the Council for consideration as EAC set to take a front role as the region to make sure that what happened in Rwanda in 1994 never happens again anywhere in region.

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