AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoRegional Tech Push: The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) has formally launched the East African Community Artificial Intelligence Alliance, with a flagship network focused on AI in education and research, aiming to bring governments, universities, industry and partners under one regional framework to scale up AI across the eight EAC states. DRC Security Pressure: Kenya’s President William Ruto says instability in eastern DR Congo is still “volatile” even after the withdrawal of the EAC regional force, arguing Kenya “spent resources” and that diplomatic deals have not yet translated into safety on the ground. Burundi Justice & Rights: South Africa’s Constitutional Court has barred asylum seekers whose applications were finally rejected from submitting fresh asylum bids—an outcome tied to a case involving two Burundians. EAC Trade Friction: Uganda and Kenya urged South Sudan and Tanzania to remove roadblocks and levies hitting EAC cargo trucks as non-tariff barriers remain a drag on intra-regional trade.
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