Tag Archives: East African Community

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat, in partnership with the EU- EAC CORE Programme, has held the inaugural Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) on Mobility of Business Persons in Kampala, Uganda. This landmark event, held September 11-12, convened public and private sector representatives, specifically immigration authorities …

Arusha, Tanzania THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) has tabled the regional Parliament the budget estimates for the 2025/2026 Financial Year, totalling 109.34 Million Dollars. The budget tabled before the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is lower than the previous one, which totalled 113 Million Dollars. The Chairperson of the …

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame has criticized the efforts by the East African Community and the international community as a whole for failing to resolve the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. At the 24th Extraordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC), a regional economic bloc, on Friday urged member states to settle diplomatic and trade disputes amicably. The EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki, through a statement released in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, said the bloc was ready to mediate a diplomatic …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The East African Legislative Assembly has launched a 5-year strategic plan aimed at fast-tracking the remaining phases of the integration process, especially the two remaining integration pillars  – the monetary union and political federation. Integration of the East African Community stands on four pillars. The …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community integration project will emerge bruised but push ahead when the coronavirus pandemic is finally controlled despite contradictions at the moment pitting one partner state over the other, watchers have said. This comes after several bust-ups among the states, the latest being …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The UPDF Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. David Muhoozi has tasked East African Community member states to advocate for joint military operations which he says will strengthen security efforts within the region. Presiding over the launch of 12th edition of East African command post exercise …

Arusha, Tanzania | JUMUIYA| The 18th Ordinary East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit has been set for May 20, 2017, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Top on the agenda is the consideration of EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and Sustainable Financing Mechanism for the Community. The Summit will also consider …

  EAC at EPA crossroads It’s another postponement, once again. With only a fortnight to the Oct.01 deadline for the East African Community (EAC) to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), the final signing has been extended. The Heads of State Summit sitting in Dar-es-Salaam, …

Principal Standards Officer The East African Community is a regional intergovernmental organisation comprising the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Rwanda, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Uganda with its Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The EAC mission is to widen and deepen economic, …