Rivalry has not disappeared from east Africa. It has simply been repackaged as competing ‘regional’ projects.
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Effective migration policy is not about imposing new patterns of movement, but about making existing ones safer, fairer, and more beneficial for all.
The East African Community signalled that the bloc was ready to sideline countries that compromise funding.
China’s zero tariff regime has the potential to boost trade between African countries and lead to better coordination.
Public finance is the means through which societies either raise living standards or entrench dependence.
Africa’s leaders must urgently rationalise the mission of regional integration and ensure that common political values underpin its ambitions.
Sustained diplomacy is needed to make current peace efforts work more effectively in the DRC.
The East African Community has been ambitious in creating a regional common market. This includes making it easy for people to move between countries.
Kenya’s migration record is mixed. It has put its weight behind regional integration and the free movement of people, but its domesitc policies for immigrants and refugees aren’t in good shape.
The concept of the African Standby Force needs to adapt to the modern realities of conflict.
Chances of longer term peace are small because of the DRC’s assumption that it can achieve peace through sheer military force.
Plenty remains to be done to improve the lives of Congolese citizens.
Regularising freer movement of people across African borders is one of the continent’s great developmental challenges.
The idea of embedding robust labour obligations in the Kenya-US agreement is highly controversial.
Immigration policy is so highly politicised that the South African government seems afraid to move.
A comprehensive strategy does not seem to be an immediate priority for Congolese authorities with an eye on elections.
The region’s forces are seen as important in addressing the long-running conflict in the DRC – but their involvement is complicated.
It’s likely that free movement will advance first among groupings within regional communities.
There are advantages to a regional force overseen by the East African Community – particularly as the bloc is leading new political talks.
The East African Court of Justice has been a keen promoter of the rule of law, democracy and human rights.
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