Tanzania has been dealt a blow after the nation was stripped of the prestigious hosting rights for the 30th East Africa Law Society (EALS) Annual Conference and General Meeting on Monday.
The move was announced in a communiqué issued by EALS President Ramadhan Abubakar, who revealed the event had been relocated to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia over what it termed as safety concerns.
Originally slated to take place in Zanzibar, the conference was intended to mark the 30th anniversary of the EALS, which is East Africa's most influential legal body, boasting over 45,000 members across the region, including Kenya. In the communiqué, the EALS announced that part of the reason the event was moved from Tanzania was because of the volatile political climate in the East African nation. Vice President of the East Africa Law Society Ramadan Abubakar during the 2024 Conference on November 29, 2024.
Photo EALS "While Zanzibar had initially been selected as the host, recent developments-including the upcoming general elections in the United Republic of Tanzania scheduled around the same period-have necessitated a reconsideration," the EALS's statement read. According to the EALS hierarchy, because of the prestigious nature of this year's conference and Tanzania's unpredictable political scene, the venue had to be moved to guarantee the safety of delegates set to attend the event.
