East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania: 28 May 2015: The Chairperson of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has convened an Emergency Summit on the situation in Burundi to take place on Sunday, 31 May 2015 in Dar es Salaam, The United Republic of Tanzania. The Emergency Summit is a follow-up to the 13th Extraordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State held on 13 May 2015 also in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The Emergency Summit shall be preceded by a meeting of Ministers/Cabinet Secretaries of the EAC Partner States to take place on Saturday, 30 May 2015 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, is among the leaders that have been invited to attend the Emergency Summit on Burundi. Others include South Africa’s President H.E. Jacob Zuma and Angolan President H.E. Eduardo dos Santos, who is the current chair of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICLGR).The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) will be represented by his envoy to the Great Lakes region.​

Media Alert

All Foreign and Local Journalists intending to cover the Emergency Summit are alerted that the Accreditation Process will commence from tomorrow, Friday, 29 May 2015 at the Maelezo offices (Tanzania Information Services-TIS) located on 9th Floor of the Golden Jubilee Towers on Ohio Street in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Source: East African Community

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