Lake Victoria Basin Commission, Kisumu, Kenya, 6th November, 2024: The East African Community members of the Finance and administration committee have applauded Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) on the significant progress of the construction of its new headquarters.
Led by the East African Community Deputy Secretary General responsible for infrastructure, productive, social, and political sectors Hon. Andrea Aguer Ariik Malueth, the committee praised the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) for its progress on the construction of the new headquarters.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 2nd November, 2024: The Leaders of the Ateker border communities comprising of Kenya’s Turkana, Uganda’s Karamojong, and South Sudan’s Toposa and Didinga, on 1st November, 2024 signed a joint report resolving to foster peaceful co-existence, deepen cultural linkages and amicably address community-based issues.
The Ateker leaders who convened in Moroto, Uganda, for the High-Level Meeting of Ateker Leaders and Border Communities Sensitisation on peaceful co-existence, agreed to support governments’ efforts to mobilize the community to participate in the concurrent disarmament process. This is as the leaders noted that the illegal firearms within their community contribute greatly to the insecurity in the border areas.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 1st November, 2024: For the first time, the East African Community (EAC) is operationalising its Rapidly Deployable Expert (RDE) Pool in response to an international public health emergency due to the spreading Mpox virus disease outbreak. EAC Partner States such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Burundi are particularly affected, with the DRC reporting over 7,000 confirmed cases by October 2024, around 40% of them children under 15.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 28th October, 2024: The Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan for the Economic Cluster, H.E. Dr. James Wani Igga, has said that the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of economic growth in East Africa and the key to inclusivity in wealth creation.
Speaking during the official opening of the 24th EAC MSMEs trade fair in Juba, South Sudan, the Vice President underscored the critical role that MSMEs play in driving economic growth by creating jobs and fostering innovation.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 29th October 2024: The Tri-Junction, where Kenya’s Turkana, Uganda’s Karamojong, and South Sudan’s Toposa and Didinga communities converge, has long been marked by rich cultural diversity and shared histories. However, boundary disputes have strained these ties, impacting peace, security and economic growth.
In the spirit of good neighbourliness and to promote peaceful coexistence, the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat, in collaboration with the Republics of Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan, have organised a high-level meeting of the Ateker Border Communities to take place from 30th October – 7th November, 2024.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 25th October, 2024: East African Community (EAC) Partner States have been called upon to eliminate all physical and non-physical barriers to transportation to enhance cross-border trade and economic growth in the region.
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport, Hon. Davis Chirchir, further underscored the role of transportation in facilitating the movement of people, goods, services and resources and improving access to local and international markets.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 25th October, 2024: The East African Community (EAC) has taken a significant step towards enhancing digital integration and safeguarding data privacy with the development of a regional Data Governance Policy Framework.
The EAC Data Governance Policy Framework, which aims at harmonising data governance across Partner States to foster secure, efficient, and inclusive digital systems for sustainable economic growth and regional integration, was validated by a diverse group of stakeholders in Kigali, Rwanda.
…with more than 1,500 Exhibitors from EAC Partner States expected to attend
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 24th October, 2024: The stage is set for the 24th East African Community (EAC) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Trade Fair, scheduled to take place from 26th October – 5th November, 2024 in Juba, South Sudan.
This year’s trade fair themed: Promotional of unique innovation and skills development amongst EAC MSMEs expected to be a landmark event, showcasing the dynamism of small and medium-sized enterprises across the East African.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 22nd October, 2024: The 19th Meeting of the East African Community (EAC) Sectoral Council on Transport, Communications and Meteorology is currently underway in Mombasa, Kenya with the liberalisation of the Upper Airspace and reduction of air fares in the region high on the agenda.
Also on the agenda of the five-day meeting are the consideration of the status of regional programmes and projects under the railways, roads, maritime, communications and meteorology sub-sectors.
The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has opened online application for Editions 19 and 20 of the Cashew Master Training Program (MTP) with special call for East African participants.
With funding support from the European Union (EU), the Organization of African Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ), the 19th edition of the MTP will for the first time be held in East Africa. MTP 20 will meanwhile take place in West Africa.
