#Health— The vaccine is expected to save thousands of lives and reduce the burden of malaria in these countries. It was developed by British drugmaker @GSK and is being administered by @gavi , @WHO, and @UNICEF. #Regionweek

#Health— The 12 countries that will receive the vaccine are #Benin, #BurkinaFaso, #Burundi, #Cameroon, the #DRC, #Ghana, #Kenya, #Liberia, #Malawi, #Niger, #SierraLeone, and #Uganda. #EAC #News

#Health— #Burundi one of the twelve African countries, has been allocated 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine known as RTS, S over the next two years. #Burundi #Abatwip

#Security— ATMIS withdrew 2,000 troops by June 30 and will draw down another 3,000 by September in compliance with the UN Security Council Resolutions 2628 and 2670. #Regionweek

#Security— The Ministry of Defense said the Federal Government of #Somalia welcomes resolution 2687 and will work closely with @ATMIS and its international partners for the timely implementation of the resolution. #EAC #News

#Security— The #Somali government confirmed on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, that it has taken over the security responsibilities of 2,000 African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (@ATMIS_Somalia ) troops in some parts of the country. #Burundi #Abatwip

#Economy— @Africa50Infra is an investment platform established by African governments and the @AfDB_Group to mobilize financing for mega infrastructure projects with significant development impact. #Regionweek

#Economy— During the meeting, Prominent African & global institutional investors attending the meeting signed subscription agreements and letters of intent to commit funds to the $500 million African Infrastructure Acceleration Fund. #EAC #News

#Economy— @Africa50Infra has invested in critical infrastructure with over $6.6 billion, @AfDB_Group President @akin_adesina said on Monday during the Africa50 Infra Forum and General Shareholders Meeting in #Togo’s capital Lomé. #Burundi #Abatwip

#Tourism— The tourism sector is one of the leading foreign exchanges. Tourist arrivals stood at 1.48 million in 2022, a 70 percent increase as compared to 2021. This earned Kenya 1.90 billion U.S. dollars, up from 1.02 billion dollars in 2021. #Regionweek

#Tourism— The Kenya Tourism Board also called upon #Kenya-ns to embrace domestic travel, explore new experiences, and contribute to the growth of the local tourism industry. #EAC #News

#Tourism— #Kenya has appealed to tourism stakeholders to focus on domestic visitors so as to revive the industry that had previously been affected by COVID-19 travel restrictions. #Burundi #Abatwip

#Health— The Ministry of Health and humanitarian partners conducted a measles vaccination campaign in Rotriah Payam for returnees. A similar measles vaccination campaign will take place this week in Rubkona town and Bentiu Internally Displaced Persons Camp. #Regionweek

#Health— Jal Kuol Malow, Rubkona County health director, said that they have so far confirmed 86 cases of measles among returnees in Rotriah Payam health facility and Bentiu Internally Displaced Persons Camp. #EAC #News