Arusha. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have finalised the framework for the 2026 Secretary General (SG) Convening during a Technical Working Group session in Arusha. The preparatory meeting set ...

EAC integration stalls as outdated 1999 Treaty and legal gaps hinder trade, digital ...

Kenya and the other partners in the East African Community (EAC) Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi, have no option but to speed up integration of their individual economies.

The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has embarked on a one-year-long campaign to inspire East Africans and the youth, in particular, to embrace the integration agenda. The EAC Secretary ...

At its summit in Arusha, it skipped South Sudan for the post of secretary-general and chose a Tanzanian diplomat instead.

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia has emerged as a shining example of financial commitment to the East African Community (EAC), surpassing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in budget contribution.

EAC sets June 30, 2026 deadline to remove trade barriers Non-tariff barriers still raise costs, delay and limit intra-regional trade Persistent disputes push trade outside bloc, testing integration ...

The East African Business Council estimates that trade restrictions cost the region roughly $10 billion every year in lost opportunities.

Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) have elected Uganda’s President Museveni as the new Chairperson of the EAC Summit of Heads of State. Museveni assumes the rotational position from Kenya’s ...