Tanzania, Jan. 8 -- Arusha. The East African Community (EAC) bloc has fared poorly in the Global Peace Index (GPI) report for 2022.

Two of its partner states, DR Congo and South Sudan, are ranked among the seven most unsafe and dangerous countries in the world.

The other countries in the group of seven are conflict-ridden Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen and Russia; the latter currently at war in Ukraine.

The report released this week ranked Tanzania in the 86th position, having dropped from its 58th position in 2021.

Kenya and Uganda are positioned 120th and 121st respectively, also having dropped slightly from the safety index for last year.

Incidentally, Rwanda leads the pack in the seven-nation bloc in the safety criteria and is g...