Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have welcomed the admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into the East African Community (EAC), saying that the development provides huge economic benefits to the country. They were responding to the statement by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African …
Read More »DR Congo president to host talks with local militia groups
Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi will chair Friday in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, a consultative meeting with the local militia groups in DRC, confirmed late Thursday by the DRC president’s office. The decision was made at a mini peace summit, …
Read More »EAC announces plans to help DR Congo in resolving repeated political crises
Arusha, Tanzania | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday announced that it will engage eminent personalities in the region to help resolve repeated political crises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The plans were announced by the EAC secretary general, Peter Mathuki, days after DRC was …
Read More »Museveni’s eye on security as DR Congo joins EAC
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguya Museveni has said that to realize meaning full integration of East Africa Community, there is need to prioritize prosperity, markets and security. “If you want prosperity in Africa, the way forward is markets! To be able to negotiate for bigger markets …
Read More »Museveni meets Kagame as DRC joins EAC
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Republic of Congo has today signed the Treaty of Accession to the East African Community (EAC) cementing their Admission as the 7th member of the EAC. The ceremony was witnessed by Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Paul Kagame of Rwanda. “Our …
Read More »Behind DRC entry into the EAC
How Museveni’s and Kagame’s military adventures have contributed more to regional integration than summits of heads of state THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | On March 29, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) joined the East African community (EAC). This brings the number of members from the original …
Read More »East African Community admits DR Congo as 7th member
Arusha, Tanzania | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) heads of state summit on Tuesday admitted the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into the regional bloc, making it the seventh member of the bloc. A communique issued by the EAC at its headquarters in Tanzania’s northern city of Arusha …
Read More »DRC in EAC : What you should know
Shortly after his controversial electoral victory in early 2019, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi sought to get his country admitted into the East African Community. Recently, the East African Community ministers recommended the DRC’s admission, a decision set to be formalised by the bloc’s …
Read More »How EAC can maximise AfCFTA trade opportunities
Experts outline ways in which partner states can benefit from the bloc | THE INDEPENDENT | Before COVID-19 hit world economies two years ago, there was optimism that Africa’s flagship project of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would quickly reshape markets across the …
Read More »EAC member countries record 4.2 pct economic growth in 2021
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | The 25th Ordinary meeting of the East African Community (EAC) monetary affairs committee has said growth in the region recovered in 2021 to an average of 4.2 percent, the EAC said in a communique late on Friday. The communique released at the end of …
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