Sports

The regional heavyweights of East Africa - Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania - have joined forces to launch an historic joint bid for the right to host the 2027 edition of the continent's largest sporting event, the Africa Cup of Nations football championships. Dubbed the "Pamoja" (Together) Initiative, the combined bid was formally submitted this week by Kenyan President William Ruto at Nairobi's State House, where leaders portrayed cross-border cooperation on Africa's most popular sport as a stepping stone toward deeper cultural and economic integration between the neighboring nations. "This sector is a giant wellspring of opportunities," said Ruto, an avid…