18th Meeting of the Sectoral Council on Ministers Responsible for Education, Science and Technology, Culture and Sports underway in Bujumbura, Burundi

Written on 09 June 2023. Posted in Education, Science & Technology News

Summit adopts Verification Report of Somalia to join EAC

Written on 06 June 2023. Posted in Press Release

…. Appoints new Deputy Secretaries General and Judges

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 6th June, 2023: The 21st Extra-Ordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of State Summit held in Bujumbura, Burundi adopted the Report of the Verification of the Application of the Federal Republic of Somalia to join EAC.

The Summit further directed the Council of Ministers and EAC Secretariat to commence the negotiations with the Federal Republic of Somalia with immediate effect and report to the next Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State.

The Federal Republic of Somalia made its first application to join the East African Community in 2012. However, the verification mission was not conducted immediately due to various reasons.

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EAC Partner States resolve 10 Non-Tariff Barriers as new ones emerge

Written on 06 June 2023. Posted in Trade

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 6th June, 2023: East African Community Partner States resolved a total of 10 Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) as four (4) new ones emerged.

The 42nd Meeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (SCTIFI) that was held at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania was informed that eight (8) NTBs remained outstanding and were at different levels of resolution.

The Ministerial Session of the 42nd SCTIFI that was chaired by Burundi’s Minister of Trade, Transport, Industry and Tourism, Hon. Marie Chantal Nijimbere, consequently directed Partner States to resolve all outstanding NTBs.

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42nd Meeting of the Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment underway in Arusha, Tanzania

Written on 01 June 2023. Posted in Trade

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 1^st, June, 2023: The 42^nd Meeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (SCTIFI) is currently underway at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. 

The five-day SCTIFI meeting started with the Session of Senior Officials on Monday, 29^th May and ended on Wednesday, 31^st May, 2023. The Coordination Committee or the Session of Permanent/Principal/Under Secretaries is slated for Friday, 2^nd June, 2023 while the Cabinet Secretaries/Ministers’ session will be held on Saturday, 3^rd June, 2023. 

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21st Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State set to take place in Burundi

Written on 31 May 2023. Posted in Press Release

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 31^st May, 2023: EAC Heads of State are set to convene for the 21^st Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State, set to take place today, in Bujumbura, Burundi.

The Summit was preceded by the 49^th Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers on Tuesday, 30^th May, 2023. 

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National consultations for Drafting the Constitution for the EAC Political Confederation concludes in Kenya

Written on 30 May 2023. Posted in Press Release

East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 30th May, 2023: National consultations for Drafting the Constitution for the proposed East African Community (EAC) Political Confederation concluded in Machakos County, Kenya over the weekend.

The 20-day consultations launched in Mombasa on 9th May, 2023 saw the Committee of Constitutional Experts for Drafting the EAC Political Federation Constitution hold consultations with civil society, local leaders, opinion leaders and the business community, among other stakeholders, to seek their views on what kind of a Political Confederation they would desire for the EAC.

The consultations were done in various areas across the country including Kisumu, Kakamega, Eldoret, Nakuru, Nyeri, Embu, Garissa and Nairobi.

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MEDIA INVITE: CLOSING SESSION FOR EAC POLITICAL CONFEDERATION CONSTITUTION DRAFTING - NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS FOR KENYA

Written on 27 May 2023. Posted in Press Release

EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY

MEDIA INVITE

 CLOSING SESSION FOR EAC POLITICAL CONFEDERATION CONSTITUTION DRAFTING - NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS FOR KENYA

The Committee of Experts tasked with drafting the Constitution for the proposed EAC Political Confederation chaired by Uganda’s retired Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki, will conclude the consultations of collecting views from stakeholders and opinion leaders in Kenya through national consultative forums tomorrow at Maanzoni Lodge, Machakos County, Kenya.

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President Ruto urges the Committee of Experts Drafting the Constitution for the EAC Political Confederation to have the first draft by June 2024

Written on 25 May 2023. Posted in Press Release

…… as he pledges US$1 million to support the process

East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 25^th May, 2023: The President of the Republic of Kenya H.E William Ruto urged the Committee of Experts tasked with drafting the Constitution for the proposed EAC Political Confederation to fast-track the process and have the first draft of constitution latest by the end of June 2024.

The President said that East Africans have always lived together and would not wait for the Partner States to establish the confederation in order to continue with their lives, adding that the citizens were well ahead of their national governments in as far as the integration process was concerned. 

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Summer Programs 2023 at the Nyerere Centre for Peace Research, Arusha, Tanzania

Written on 23 May 2023. Posted in Press Release

EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY SECRETARIAT
NYERERE CENTRE FOR PEACE RESEARCH

 Our Ref: NCPR/CO/25/2023
Date: 19th May 2023

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS 2023 AT THE NYERERE CENTRE FOR PEACE RESEARCH, ARUSHA – TANZANIA

The Nyerere Centre for Peace Research (NCPR), is an innovative collaboration between the East African Community (EAC), Arcadia University’s International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program and the American Graduate School for International Relations and Diplomacy.

The objective of the Centre is to provide the East African Community (EAC) policy process with timely, relevant and empirical research information as well as capacity-building training that enhances peace and security, political affairs and international relations towards EAC integration.

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EACJ receives the Bureau of East African Community Speakers

Written on 22 May 2023. Posted in Press Release

East African Court of Justice, Arusha, Tanzania, 20^th May 2023: The Judge President of the East African Court together with other Judges of the Appellate Division, received the Rt. Hon. Speakers of the National Parliaments of the EAC Partner States (The Bureau of the EAC Speakers) at the Court’s premises in Arusha, Tanzania.

The National Assemblies’ Speakers from the EAC Partner States, who were attending their 15^th meeting in Arusha, paid a courtesy call on the Judge President of EACJ, Justice Nestor Kayobera, to learn about the EACJ.

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