DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 5 -- AS terrorism, kidnappings and cybercrime becoming some of the new forms of insecurity threatening the East African Community member States like in any part of the world, the proposed Regional Integration should not be taken lightly, because criminals also have networks outside one frontier.
The instability at the EAC borders breeds negative spill effects on East African people and economic integration as they face a new set of menaces, including money laundering, human trafficking, illicit drugs as well as firearms trafficking.
The region, therefore, needs a solid and practical peace and security strategy to counter the various emerging security challenges, and this must start at the grassroots level, where the ci...