Trade Officials validate East African Community AfCFTA Strategy and sets stage for the Trade Agreement implementation

Rongai Chizema, the Senior Programme Manager, Expertise France under the Team Europe Technical Assistance Facility (EU-TAF) The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation Strategy for the East African Community (EAC) was validated by... Read more »

China to strengthen cooperation with EAC in capacity building and trade

Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania and the EAC, Chen Mingjian(Left)  The People’s Republic of China has pledged to strengthen cooperation with the East African Community (EAC) in capacity building, trade, infrastructure development and other... Read more »

21st Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State is taking place in Burundi

The 21st Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State of the EAC underway in Bujumbura, Burundi. Among the items on the agenda to be discussed is the Progress Report and the path to... Read more »

Est de la RDC: “Les troupes de l’EAC ont échoué”, déclare Christophe Lutundula

Christophe Lutundula Les troupes de la Communauté de l’Afrique de l’Est (EAC), venues en RDC pour soutenir les FARDC, ont échoué, a déclaré à Kinshasa le vice-Premier ministre, ministre des Affaires étrangères... Read more »

EAC is proud of the work done by EACRF to restore peace and stability in Eastern DRC

During their 22nd Ordinary Meeting held on 22nd July 2022 in Arusha, Tanzania, the Summit of East African Community (EAC) Heads of State directed to expeditiously deploy a joint regional force in... Read more »

EAC concerned by the ongoing conflict in Sudan

The East African Community (EAC) is deeply concerned by the ongoing conflict in our neighbouring state, the Republic of the Sudan. The EAC calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities between the... Read more »

EAC commemorates 29 years of the Genocide against the Tutsi

The East African Community (EAC) in collaboration with the Arusha and Moshi Rwandan Community and the UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (UN-MICT) on Friday commemorated the 29th Anniversary of the Genocide... Read more »

29th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi at the EAC Headquarters

The East African Community in collaboration with the Rwandan Community in Arusha and Kilimanjaro, the Arusha Region Authorities and the UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals will commemorate the 29th Anniversary of... Read more »

Minister Biruta met Somalia’s Special Envoy to EAC

Dr. Abdisalam Omer(left) with Minister Biruta  This morning, Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta had a meeting with Dr. Abdisalam Omer, Somalia’s Special Envoy to the East African Community. The discussion between... Read more »

EAC capacity building workshop on Pesticides Dossier Evaluation and Risk Assessment underway in Kigali

The East African Community (EAC) capacity building workshop on ‘Dossier Evaluation and Basic Risk Assessment’ for regulators from Partner States is currently underway in Kigali, Rwanda.  The four-day workshop from 6th -9th... Read more »