23rd Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State set to take place virtually on Friday 7th June, 2024

Written on 04 June 2024. Posted in Press Release

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 4^th June, 2024: EAC Heads of State are set to convene virtually for the 23^rd Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State, on Friday, 7^th June, 2024.

The Extra-Ordinary Summit, which will be chaired by H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, the President of the Republic of South Sudan, is expected to consider the following matters:

1. Consideration of the proposed appointment of a new Secretary General; and
2. Consideration of the proposed appointment of a Judge to the First Instance Division of the East African Court of Justice from the Republic of Kenya.

The Heads of State are also set to consider the report of the consultative meetings by the Chairperson of the Summit on Partner States' relations.  

For more information, please contact:

Simon Peter Owaka
Senior Public Relations Officer
Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department
EAC Secretariat
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 768 552087
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About the East African Community Secretariat:

The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of eight (8) Partner States, comprising the Republic of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Rwanda, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republic of South Sudan, the Republic of Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The Federal Republic of Somalia was admitted into the EAC bloc by the Summit of EAC Heads of State on 24^th November, 2023 and became a full member on 4^th March, 2024.