Britain exiting the European Union (EU) is a wake-up call for the East African Community (EAC) member states to critically look at the integration process, a top government official said on Wednesday.
The leaders from the East African Community (EAC) partner states on Sunday expressed their concerns at the political crisis on Burundi, calling for further postponement of elections in the East African country.
Ministers of East African Community Affairs from member states on Monday agreed to use the EAC eminent persons and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Committee of Elders to resolve the ongoing crisis in Burundi.
The chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has re-appointed Justice Barnabas Fung Wah as the chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) for a term of four years from Aug. 17, 2013 to Aug. 16, 2017, according to the city's government news website on Friday.