The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)
21 May 2011
Arusha — Bujumbura will host this year’s edition of the East African Military Games and Culture Week from 14 to 28 August 2011, it was announced here yesterday.
Hundreds of servicemen and women representing various defence forces from the East African Community member states are expected to take part in the event for the first time ever.
There will be a variety of sporting disciplines that include: handball (men), football (men), netball (women), cross-country (men and women) and basketball (men).
According to the statement by the EAC secretariat, the partner states’ ministers of defence, chiefs of defence forces and other distinguished guests are expected to attend.
The EAC defence sector will also be celebrating 10 years of cooperation, which will climax in November with the theme “One People, One Destiny: Yet Another Decade for Deeper EAC Defence Cooperation.”
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