Arusha to host EAC-IMF Conference on Financial Sector
East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, 22 February 2012: The EAC will next week hold a conference on the regional financial sector in Arusha, Tanzania. The 27-28 February conference has been organized by the EAC Secretariat in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund. Themed “The East African Community after 10 Years: Deepening EAC More...
EAC intelligence chiefs meet
Uganda Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Aronda Nyakairima The East African region is still faced with security threats from Al-Qaeda, Al-Shaabab, rebel groups like interahamwe, LRA, ADF, proliferation of small arms More...
EAC Partnership Fund Steering Committee approves US$7.3M to support four priotiy areas during FY 2012/2013
Deputy Secretary General in charge of Productive and Social Sectors Mr. Jean Claude Nsengiyumva East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, 20 February 2012: An extraordinary meeting of the EAC Partnership Fund More...
Ministers endorse EAC Vehicle Load Control Bill
Long-distance truck drivers will pay instant fines for overloading if the East African Community’s top decision making organ adopts a set of proposals to decriminalise the offence and channel the penalty fees More...
EAC invites Turkey to invest in Lake Victoria
Secretary General of the East African Community, Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera Three Ambassadors have presented their letters of credentials to the East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, Dr Richard Sezibera, More...
EALA Speaker lays stress on common market protocol
Rt. Hon. Abdirahin H. Abdi – EALA speaker Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Abdirahin Abdi has reiterated the need for the region to fully embrace the Common Market Protocol to enable the More...
EA states urged to wean off aid, diversify markets
Tanzania's Energy and Minerals minister William Ngeleja A draft report of the 16th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) has warned Eastern African countries against heavy dependence on More...
EPA talks document still on the drawing board
Dr. James Ndahiro Experts negotiating the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the East African Community (EAC) and the European Union are still preparing a consolidated text to guide them towards reaching More...
13th EAC Sectoral Council on legal and judicial affairs and stakeholders’ workshop on EAC customs interconnectivity set for next week
Secretary General of the East African Community Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 17, 2012/African Press Organization (APO) – A 7-day Meeting of the 13th Sectoral Council on Legal and Judicial More...
Experts advise EAC on monetary union
The Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) meeting has advised the East African Community partner states to promote mobility of people, goods and services and eliminate socio-economic differences before adopting More...
