The Secretary General of the EAC, Veronica Nduva, and the District Commissioner of Arusha, Joseph Mkude, light a candle during the commemoration of the 31st anniversary of the Rwanda genocide, which led to the loss of over one million lives in the country. The commemoration took place at the EAC headquarters in Arusha on April 7, 2025. PHOTO | BERTHA ISMAIL
The proposed centre will monitor regional trends in peace, security and stability, and issue timely alerts when signs of violence, hate speech or any form of discrimination with the potential to escalate into genocide are detected.