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Source: East African Community (EAC) | Jul 14, 2025

East African Community (EAC) Champions Harmonised Africa Resource Mobilisation Strategy as it assumes EAC-Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) Leadership

The COMESA-EAC-SADC TFTA was first launched in June 2015 in Egypt by Heads of State and Government from the three blocs

As the African continent continues to grapple with limited resources to finance its development agenda and ambitions, the East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, Hon. Veronica M. Nduva, has called for a unified, continent-wide resource mobilization strategy to replace fragmented and duplicative efforts and to strengthen Africa’s resource coalition. The Secretary General…

Source: East African Community (EAC) | Jul 08, 2025

East African Community (EAC) and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Unite to Break Barriers in Cross-Border Digital Payments

The workshop was organised under the Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP), a flagship initiative jointly implemented by IGAD and EAC, with support from the World Bank

The East African Community (EAC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have taken a significant step towards regional financial integration, with the convening of a five-day workshop on payment systems interoperability. The IGAD-EAC-World Bank Joint Workshop, convened from 30th June to 4th July, 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, brought together Central…

Source: East African Community (EAC) | Jul 04, 2025

All set for the 4th East African Community (EAC) World Kiswahili Language Day in Kigali, Rwanda

The two-day event convened under the theme; Kiswahili, Inclusive Education and Sustainable Development aims to celebrate and promote the Kiswahili language as a vital tool for regional unity

Preparations are in high gear for the 4th EAC World Kiswahili Language Day scheduled for 6th and 7th July, 2025 in Kigali, Republic of Rwanda.` The two-day event convened under the theme; Kiswahili, Inclusive Education and Sustainable Development aims to celebrate and promote the Kiswahili language as a vital tool for regional unity, cultural exchange, and development…

Source: East African Community (EAC) | Jun 13, 2025

East African Community (EAC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in competition and consumer protection

The MOU also provides for cooperation and coordination in carrying out market inquiries and studies, technical assistance and capacity building as well as address the potential duplication in enforcement, thereby creating certainty and predictability in the market

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Competition Commission (CCC) and the East African Community Competition Authority (EACCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing cooperation in the enforcement of competition and consumer protection laws across their respective Member States The MOU sets out modalities…

Source: East African Community (EAC) | Mar 17, 2025

East Africa: EAC4Nature Project launched to foster sustainable natural resources management in the region

The groundbreaking project focuses on integrating Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) into regional policies, enhancing transboundary cooperation and strengthening the capacities of regional basin organisations

The East African Community (EAC), in collaboration with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Union (EU), today launched the EAC4Nature Project, a transformative three-year initiative designed to enhance sustainable natural resource management across the region. The EAC4Nature Project, titled “Support to Management of Nature-Based Solutions with the East…

Source: East African Community (EAC) | Mar 08, 2025

Message From the East African Community (EAC) Secretary General on International Women’s Day, 2025

Championing Gender Equity and Empowerment: Women as Builders of a Sustainable Future

On this International Women’s Day 2025, I extend my warmest greetings to all women across the East African Community (EAC) region and beyond. Today, we celebrate the resilience, achievements, and contributions of women in shaping our societies, economies, and governance structures. This year’s theme, “Championing Gender Equity and Empowerment: Women…

Source: East African Community (EAC) | Nov 30, 2024

East African Community (EAC) Heads of State agree to Expedite Establishment of Political Federation

The EAC leaders further agreed on the need to fully operationalise the Customs Union and Common Market protocols to enhance intra-regional trade which is still relatively low

East African Community (EAC) Heads of State have agreed to hasten the establishment of the Political Federation, the fourth and ultimate stage in the EAC integration. The Summit of EAC Heads of State noted that the formation of a Federation had been agreed way back in 1963 by the EAC’s…

Source: East African Community (EAC) | Nov 01, 2024

East African Community (EAC) deploys Experts to combat Mpox outbreak

The pool aims to ensure a timely, coordinated, and multidisciplinary response to disease outbreaks, in line with the International Health Regulations (IHR)

For the first time, the East African Community (EAC) is operationalising its Rapidly Deployable Expert (RDE) Pool in response to an international public health emergency due to the spreading Mpox virus disease outbreak. EAC Partner States such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Burundi…

Source: East African Community (EAC) | Oct 25, 2024

East African Community (EAC) Set to Advance Data Governance and Protection with Development of a Regional Policy Framework

The EAC Data Governance Policy Framework aims to harmonize the region’s approach to data management, ensuring that Partner States adopt common standards for data protection

The East African Community (EAC) has taken a significant step towards enhancing digital integration and safeguarding data privacy with the development of a regional Data Governance Policy Framework. The EAC Data Governance Policy Framework, which aims at harmonising data governance across Partner States to foster secure, efficient, and inclusive digital…

Source: East African Community (EAC) | Oct 24, 2024

All set for the 24th East African Community (EAC) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Trade Fair in Juba, South Sudan

 …with more than 1,500 Exhibitors from EAC Partner States expected to attend

The stage is set for the 24th East African Community (EAC) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Trade Fair, scheduled to take place from 26th October – 5th November, 2024 in Juba, South Sudan. This year’s trade fair themed: Promotional of unique innovation and skills development amongst EAC MSMEs expected to be…

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