East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 9th November, 2018: The Australian High Commissioner to Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, H.E. Ms Alison Chartres, today presented her credentials to the East African Community Secretary General, Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko, at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
Welcoming the Australian High Commissioner, Amb. Mfumukeko said that the balance of trade between the EAC and Australia was largely in favour of Australia.
Amb. Mfumukeko said that EAC countries import agricultural equipment and machinery from Australia while exports to Australian consist of tea, coffee and flowers.
Amb. Mfumukeko said that the EAC has many investment opportunities including agriculture, infrastructure development, tourism and mining.
In her remarks, Ms. Chartres said that Australia was keen on free trade and was highly encouraged by the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the coming into force of the EAC Single Customs Territory (SCT).
Ms. Chartres said the AfCFTA and EAC SCT would go a long way in promoting trade in Africa and the East African region but trade with other parts of the world including Australia as well.
High Commissioner Chartres said that Australian firms had deep interest in setting up businesses in East Africa and singled out agriculture, mining and renewable energy as the most sought out sectors by Australian companies.
The High Commissioner described the EAC as a big market that would definitely be attractive to Australian investors.
She, however, urged EAC Partner States to allow for international arbitration mechanisms to provide for referral of business disputes, adding that Australian companies needed assurances that there were provisions for international arbitration in the national statutes.
“Investments need to be mutually beneficial to all parties, local and international. We therefore need stable regulatory frameworks to ensure that risks for investors were manageable,” said Ms. Chartres.
The Secretary General informed the High Commissioner that the EAC was working with the East African Business Council, the umbrella body of private sector organisations in East Africa, to improve the investment climate in the region, adding that a regional portal for investors in East Africa was also being finalized.
Amb. Mfumukeko said that the EAC had also facilitated the signing of Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) to promote the free movement of professionals in the region, adding that among the professions that had signed MRAs so far were medical doctors, engineers, architects and veterinary doctors.
He said there was a firm commitment at the political level to make the Customs Union, Common Market and Monetary Union protocols work.
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About the East African Community Secretariat:
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 6th November, 2018: The East African Legal Aid Regional Network Conference organized by the East African Committee on Judicial Education (EAJEC),International Development Law Organization (IDLO), National Legal Aid Service (NLAS), and the Paralegal Support Network (PASUNE) is underway at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.
Among the items on the agenda are to enhance established links between civil society legal aid providers including paralegals, NGOs and state justice actors in the East Africa region as well as establishing additional measures that can ensure that the expertise of non-state actors is shared with other legal aid providers, including employees of state-run legal aid schemes and members of the legal profession.
In addition, the conference is considering whether a referral system can be developed in cooperation with non-state actors, in which some of the cases received by paralegals and NGOs can be referred to lawyers and jurists active in the field of legal aid.
The four-day conference is being coordinated through panel discussions with plenary sessions; guided discussions facilitated by experts to help identify and expose different views and levels of appreciation of thematic issues; breakout sessions on thematic areas; and informal/Side events to foster policy dialogue.
The expected outputs of the conference will include an Agreement on a mechanism to monitor and report on progress on enhancement of Access to Justice through both formal and informal Legal Aid systems in East Africa; an agreement on a Memorandum of Understanding to guide the establishment of the East Africa Regional Legal Aid Network as well as a conference report that will include an outcome document with recommendations agreed by formal and informal Justice actors on the development of state funded legal aid systems in their respective jurisdictions.
The conference is being attended by 50 participants drawn from a pool of policy makers, legal aid practitioners including representatives of the respective Ministries of Justice, the Judiciary Training Institutes in the region, the EAC Secretariat, Regional Bar Associations, Offices of Public Prosecution, Pro bono Lawyers, the East Africa Law Society, relevant UN agencies and other Development Partners.
In addition, Paralegal support networks, members of the Civil Society, law schools in Universities that operate legal aid clinics, Faith Based and Community Based Organizations from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia and South Sudan are also in attendance.
Notes to Editors
The conference is a follow-on to previous initiatives that lay the foundation for improved Access to Justice in the East Africa region through enhanced Legal Aid service provision.
In commitment to the advancement of the rule of law in Africa, IDLO and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania co-hosted a pan-African Conference in Dar es Salaam under the theme “ACHIEVING THE 2030 AGENDA AND AGENDA 2063: The Rule of Law as a Driver of Africa’s Sustainable Development,” which took place on 1st and 2nd June 2016. The Dar es Salaam Conference concluded with concrete suggestions for future activities, including (a) the pressing need to improve access to justice; and (b) the need to engage with informal and community justice systems as one of the main means of accessing justice in Africa. It identified legal aid as a critical component in the promotion of access to justice.
In addition, the conference builds on the outcomes of the 2nd International Conference on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems held in Argentina in November 2016. The Argentina conference deliberated on effective strategies to improve access to justice consistent with the United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice
Systems (UN Principles and Guidelines), adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 67/187. The conference identified various avenues for the promotion of legal aid, including (a) the establishment of national, regional and international specialized networks of legal aid providers; (b) the exchange of information; and (c) the sharing of international best practices and expertise, as called for in May 2016 through resolution 25/2 of the 25th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ).
The conference is intended to create a regional platform for the engagement of state and non-state agencies involved in legal aid, and to encourage them to build linkages between their regional networks and the formal justice systems with a view of enhancing access to justice in Africa.
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About the East African Community Secretariat:
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 5th November, 2018: The 1st High Level EAC Dialogue on Regional Integration themed “Harnessing Young People’s Participation in the Political Process” opened today at the East African Community (EAC) Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
The dialogue aims at providing an inclusive space for young people to critically and objectively reflect on the progress made so far; challenges encountered; and prospects for enhancing meaningful youth participation in the political process within the East African Community.
Addressing the meeting, EAC Deputy Secretary General, in charge of Political Federation, Mr. Charles Njoroge, said the EAC recognizes that youth are an integral part, and also an important key resource in socio-political development of the Community. As such, the EAC has been undertaking a number of activities to promote dialogue among the youth that enhances their participation in regional integration.
He informed the meeting that the involvement of the youth in EAC affairs is provided for under Article 120 (c) of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community, which emphasizes the adoption of a common approach for involvement of the youth in the integration process.
Mr. Njoroge disclosed to the meeting that in a bid to strengthen youth involvement in the EAC integration processes, in July 2013 the EAC Council of Ministers adopted the EAC Youth Policy to guide the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Community's programmes that address youth issues.
“I am confident that during this two day dialogue we will reflect on opportunities for meaningful youth participation in the political processes at the individual, organizational and societal levels,’’ he added.
On his part, the Kenyan Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania, Hon. Dan Kazungu called for the youth to be more involved in EAC affairs in an effort to heighten their understanding and awareness of the EAC integration process.
Amb. Kazungu urged the EAC Secretariat to develop strategic programmes which will further enhance young people’s participation in the regional integration agenda.
Dr, Kirsten Focken Programme Manager for the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) said the dialogue creates a great opportunity for youth to identify the opportunities for meaningful participation and assess young people’s participation in the political processes in East Africa.
Dr. Focken called for the EAC Secretariat to engage and enable the young people of today to lead East Africa tomorrow.
The two-day Platform is being attended by over 50 East African Youth Ambassadors.
Notes to Editors
The East African Community Youth Ambassadors’ Platform (EAC-YAP) was launched during the 2nd University Students’ Debate in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania. It is composed of EAC Youth Ambassadors, alumni Ambassadors, past debate participants and all other youth who are passionate about the EAC. To date, the EAC Youth Ambassadors Platform consists of 150 Members and the numbers are growing on an exponential basis.
This platform brings all the youth together with the purpose of bridging the information gap about the EAC integration and fosters their participation in accelerating the integration through knowledge and experience sharing.
To further deepen the implementation of achieving the Political Federation process in the East African Community and the need for meaningful youth participation in the political processes, the East African Community Youth Ambassadors Platform under the desk of the EAC regional coordinator of youth, the EAC Nyerere Centre for Peace Research(EAC-NCPR will convene ‘the 1st High Level EAC Youth Ambassadors Dialogue on Regional Integration’the High level dialogue will involve Youth Ambassadors consultations under the theme “Harnessing Young People’s Participation in the Political Process”. This will assess young people’s participation in the political processes in East Africa.
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About the East African Community Secretariat:
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 3rd November, 2018: Tanzania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Community Cooperation, Amb. Dr. Augustine Mahiga, has urged the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT or Mechanism) to continue to track the last fugitives from justice of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and to ensure the genocide does not happen again.
Amb. Mahiga said it was unfortunate that the genocide happened in Africa, adding that the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the precursor to the Mechanism, was established in Arusha, Tanzania, to address the injustices occasioned by the genocide and ensure that it is not repeated.
Amb. Mahiga further called on the Mechanism to engage in capacity building in law, prosecution and related areas for national judiciaries and regional courts in Africa.
The Minister said that the Mechanism was a repository of information for all and a centre of excellence from which the world will continue to learn about genocide.
Amb. Mahiga was speaking at the IRMCT Grounds in Lakilaki, Arusha, during the 2nd Arusha International Organizations Open Day.
The Minister under whose docket EAC Affairs falls urged EAC Partner States to deepen cooperation in areas of good governance, human rights, democracy and social justice, adding that all protocols touching on these areas should be revisited and revitalized.
Amb. Mahiga said that issues of human rights were inseparable from the rule of law and democracy, and that this was the essence for the establishment by the African Union of the African Court for Human and Peoples Rights.
He said that there were many yawning gaps with regard to human rights in several African countries, adding that respect for human rights was a value that should be institutionalized, nurtured and passed on to future generations.
The Minister urged the media to actively carry out its role of popularizing and informing the people on what was happening in the society.
He said the government of Tanzania was cognizant of the various challenges facing the many international organizations in Arusha, adding that his Ministry would continue to work closely with them to resolve the outstanding administrative issues.
He described Arusha as the home of critical peace processes that had brought peace and stability to many countries in the region.
Speaking at the event, EAC Secretary General Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko said that the EAC would continue focusing on opening up markets to enhance trade and free movement of persons, improving the business climate to enable the development and competitiveness of the private sector and make the region an attractive investment destination, in order to spur economic growth and generate additional incomes for EAC citizens.
“Going forward, the Community has already mobilized more than US$2.5 billion in funding for various development projects in the Partner States, projects that will be implemented within the next three to five years in health, education, agriculture and other sectors,” said Amb. Mfumukeko.
In his remarks, Mr. Olufemi Elias, the Registrar of IRMCT and the host of the event, said that the diversity of the organizations that make up the international community in Arusha is what inspired international organizations to share a common objective to reinforce their connections with one another and even more importantly with the local community by offering insights into their mandates and functions in the spirit of partnership.
“As a concept, the International Organizations Open Day has generated a lot enthusiasm and excitement within participating organizations as well as the general public. This has inspired us as international organizations to increase interactions in order to bridge the gap between the international organizations and the local community,” said Mr. Olufemi.
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About the East African Community Secretariat:
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 2ndNovember, 2018: The East African Community has fully operationalized and trained personnel at 13 One Stop Border Posts (OSBPs) that are aimed at the facilitating trade and free movement of goods in the region.
The operationalization and training of personnel at the OSBPs has significantly reduced the time taken by travellers and trucks at the borders from days to about 1.5 minutes to 30 minutes on average respectively.
The EAC with the support of TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) is finalizing the completion of the Malaba OSBP on the Kenya-Uganda border at a cost of US$7.5 million.
The Commissioner General of the Kenya Revenue Authority, Mr. John Njiraini, who briefed the media on behalf of his colleagues after a two-day meeting of the EAC Committee on Customs at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, further said that TMEA was supporting the construction of OSBPs at Elegu/Nimule (Uganda/South Sudan Border), Tunduma’Nakonde (Tanzania/Zambia) and Moyale (Kenya/Ethiopia).
“We recognize that trade is global. Therefore, as much as we smoothen the flow of trade within the EAC, we intend to ensure the flow out and into EAC bourndaries with neighbouring countries is smoothened,” said Mr. Njiraini, who was flanked by among others Commissioner General Charles Kichere (Tanzania Revenue Authority) and Dickson Kateshumbwa (Acting Commissioner General, Uganda Revenue Authority), and Mr. Kenneth Bagamuhunda, the Director General, Customs and Trade at the EAC Secretariat.
The meeting drew participation from Commissioners General and Commissioners of Customs in the EAC Partner States.
Mr. Njiraini disclosed that in order to resolve the problem of lack of information to business, Trade Information Portals (TIPs) had been installed in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.
“Tanzania is in the process of establishing the trade portal. The TIPs will also be installed at a later stage in Burundi and South Sudan. The link of the EAC Trade Portal is http://tradehelpdeask.eac.int,“ said the KRA Commissioner General.
“We urge businesspoeple to start using these tools and propose how procedures can be simplified. It will be developed as a regional trade facilitation index given its ability to facilitate decision making and implementation of trade reforms,” he said.
The tax chiefs noted that the Single Customs Territory (SCT) had registered remarkable benefits since its implementation in July 2014.
“So far, all imports are cleared under the Single Customs Territory Framework and clearance time has significantly reduced for both ports and Customs. Currenlty, the region is piloting undertaking exports under the Single Customs Territory,” they said.
The rollout of the export regime under SCT commenced on 20th July, 2018 on a pilot basis. The pilot run involves clearance of selected export goods through the Northern Corridor and the Port of Mombasa. As at 22nd October, 2018, the Uganda Revenue Authority, Rwanda Revenue Authority, Kenya Revenue Authority and Kenya Ports Authority were already involved in implementing the SCT exports pilot.
On Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs), the Commissioners General and Commissioners of Customs said that they were working closely to streamline the process of conducting trade in the region.
The Commissioners revealed that they were in the process of review the EAC Customs Management Act (EACCMA 2014) which has been in force since the commencement of the EAC in 2000.
“So far, the Partner States have submitted draft proposals which were considered in a meeting held on 31stJuly to 4thAugust, 2018. A lot of progress has been made through further inputs into the Partner States proposals as well as identification of new areas that require information of new regulations i.e. deployment of staff under the SCT, guidelines on the customs valuation of used items, additional export promotion schemes, and compliant trader programme,” they said.
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About the East African Community Secretariat:
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
East African Legislative Assembly, Arusha, Tanzania: October 31st, 2018:The new Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Co-operation, United Republic of Tanzania, Hon Dr Damas Ndumbaro, this afternoon took Oath of Allegiance as an Ex-OfficioMember of the Assembly.
Hon Dr Ndumbaro was sworn in by the Clerk to the Assembly at a brief ceremony witnessed by the Speaker and Members of EALA in line with the Rule 5 of the Rules and Procedures of the Assembly. The Rule 5(4) of the Rules of Procedure says in part that: “No Member can sit or participate in the proceedings of the House until the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance to the Treaty is taken”.
Rule 5(5) specifically states that “when a Member first attends to take his or her seat other than at the first Sitting of a new House, he or she shall be brought to the table by two Members and presented by them to the Speaker who shall then administer the Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance”.
Hon Dr Ndumbaro was ushered in to the House by EALA Members, Hon Simon Mbugua, Hon Pamela Massaay and Hon Dr Ngwaru Maghembe. EALA Speaker, Rt Hon Ngoga Karoli Martin congratulated Hon Dr Ndumbaro upon his swearing in – as he assumes his ex-officio role in the regional August House.
Hon Dr Ndumbaro was appointed to Cabinet by H.E. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli in September 2018 replacing Hon Dr Susan A. Kolimba who was dropped. The new Deputy Minister will serve in the Foreign Affairs and EAC Co-operation ministry position under Amb Dr Augustine Mahiga.
Prior to the appointment as Deputy Minister for State, East African Affairs, Hon. Dr Ndumbaro was and still is Member of Parliament for Songea Urban Constituency in Ruvuma region, United Republic of Tanzania. Hon Dr Ndumbaro, a lawyer by training is an advocate of the High Court of Tanzania and Zanzibar. He is a registered Arbitrator at the Tanzania Institute of Arbitration.
Between 2016 and 2017, Hon Dr Ndumbaro was Dean of Faulty at the Open University of Tanzania. The new Deputy Minister also served as Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Deputy Managing Director at the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA). His work career started at the Air Tanzania Holding Corporation where he was Legal Consultant for 3 years (2003-2006).
Hon Dr Ndumbaro holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Law obtained from the Open University of Tanzania, a Masters of Law and a Bachelor of Law, both obtained from the University of Dar es Salaam.
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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 30thOctober, 2018: A four-week long practical Training of Trainers (ToTs) course involving twelve (12) medical laboratory experts from the EAC Partner States’ National Public Health Reference Laboratories (NPHLs), concluded on Friday, 26thOctober, 2018 at the Bernharfd Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) Headquarters in Hamburg, Germany.
The training was conducted from 1stto 26thOctober 2018 and focused on the assembly, operation, use and field deployment of the nine High Technology EAC Mobile Medical Laboratory equipment, reagents and supplies for the early detection and diagnosis of various highly infections biological agents such as the various Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers (VHFs), namely: Ebola, Marburg, Crimean-Congo Fever, Yellow Fever, among others which are endemic in East and Central Africa.
Currently, the EAC with technical and financial support from Germany through the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the German Development Bank (KfW) and the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) is implementing the“East African Community Regional Network of Mobile Medical Reference Laboratories for Communicable Diseases Project.”In 2016, Germany committed an initial three-year funding of Euro 10 Million for the project. Negotiations are currently underway for additional funding of Euro 13 Million for the year 2020 and beyond.
The main objective of the EAC Mobile Medical Laboratories Project is tostrengthen capacities in all six EAC Partner States to respond to pathogens of biosafety level 3 and 4 nature and other outbreaks of highly infectious diseases that are prone to cause cross-border epidemics by rapid mobile diagnostic capacities that enable timely interventions through joint collaboration, linkages and cross-border networking among the National Public Health Reference Laboratories (NPHLs) in each of the EAC Countries. The participating NPHLs in the Partner States are: Institut National de Santé Publique (INSP), Burundi; National Public Health Laboratory Services, Kenya; National Reference Laboratory (NRL), Rwanda; Public Health Laboratory and National Blood Transfusion Centre, South Sudan; National Health Laboratory Quality Assurance and Training Centre (NHLQATC), Tanzania and Central Public Health Laboratories (CPHL), Uganda.
In addition, the EAC Mobile Laboratories Project has broad actions that include the training of various health and medical laboratory technical experts on the early detection and diagnosis of highly infectious pathogens and exchange of knowledge among Partner States at regional, national and sub-national levels, including joint disease outbreak investigations and response in cross-border areas.
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About the East African Community Secretariat:
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 29th October, 2018: The 5th and Final Round of the Inter-Burundi Dialogue bringing together political parties and political actors in the Burundian conflict came to a close today at the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge in Arusha, Tanzania.
The five-day talks were not attended by the government of Burundi and the ruling CNDD-FDD party but their views were taken in through the Kayanza Roadmap of 2018.
Prior to the talks by the political parties and actors, there had been a three-day session between the Facilitator and the alternative voices in Burundi, namely civil society, women, youth and the media.
Speaking at the closing session of the Dialogue, the Facilitator to the talks, retired Tanzanian President Benjamin William Mkapa, said that he would recommend to the Mediator and the EAC Summit to keep in mind the situation in Burundi and to engage both the Government of Burundi and the opposition to agree on the remaining points of disagreement, so that preparations on the holding of free, fair and credible elections in 2020 could be undertaken.
H.E. Mkapa hailed the participants for their dedication to the Dialogue and for producing a good quality roadmap that he said would be useful in resolving the problem in Burundi.
He further thanked the participants for being able to organise themselves and work in one group irrespective of their political affiliations.
The Facilitator said that this would be the last session he would be presiding over as the EAC Facilitator.
“In this regard, I will submit the roadmap that you have developed, the Kayanza Roadmap 2013 and that of 2018, together with a full report of the Dialogue process to the Mediator and through the Mediator to the EAC Summit for reflection on the way forward,” he said.
President (rtd) Mkapa thanked the Government of Burundi, the ruling party, opposition political parties in Burundi and outside, key political actors, civil society organisations, women, youth, media, religious groups and the international community for participation in and support for the Dialogue that started in 2016.
“Also, I wish to thank the Special Envoys of the International Contact Group for their concerns and interactions. Special thanks go to EAC, the AU, UN, EU and others for their financial support so far,” he said.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
The Summit of EAC Heads of State in 2015 appointed Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni as the Mediator in the Burundian conflict. The Summit also appointed retired Tanzanian President Benjamin William Mkapa as the Facilitator to the Burundi Dialogue.
The Kayanza I Roadmap was a UN sponsored initiative that sought to tackle issues surrounding the 2015 general election. It brought together government and other stakeholders including the ruling party and opposition parties.
Kayanza II (2018) Roadmap is largely a roadmap by government and the ruling CNDD-FDD Party towards the 2020 election.
The internal and external opposition groups who not party to Kayanza II roadmap met in Entebbe, Uganda in September 2018 and came up with the Entebbe Roadmap to the 2020 election in Burundi.
It is these documents that the Facilitator wanted the participants in the 5th Dialogue to combine into a common roadmap to the 2020 election that the Facilitator will present to the Summit of EAC Heads of State.
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About the East African Community Secretariat:
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
9TH EAST AFRICAN PETROLEUM CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2019 (EAPCE'19)
THEME: "East African Region: The Destination of Choice for Oil and Gas Investment Opportunities to Enhance Socioeconomic Transformation"
DATES: 08 - 10 May 2019
THE CONFERENCE:
The East African Community (EAC) comprises of six Partner States namely Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda with a combined population of over 168 million. The broad goal of EAC is economic, social and political integration so as to create wealth in the region and enhance competitiveness through increased production, trade and investment. Thus, the EAC seeks to improve the quality of life for the people of East Africa through its mission of widening and deepening integration and a vision of a prosperous, competitive and politically united East Africa.
Given the importance of energy in realizing this vision, the EAC Partner States have agreed to cooperate in joint exploration and development of energy resources found within the Community and to promote investment within the sector. The EAC Partner States seek to promote exploitation of both renewable and non-renewable energy sources in the most optimal way for the mutual benefit of East Africans.
The East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition offers a wide range of technical presentations reflecting developments in the oil and gas industry in East Africa and around the world. The Conference provides a forum for discussing the legal and policy framework and the overall business environment prevailing in the region. It gives stakeholders in the oil and gas sector an opportunity to interact with EAC senior government officials and decision makers.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Abstracts are invited on the range of topics outlined below. Presenters should submit an abstract of not more than 500 words in length using Times New Roman font type of size 12, with 1.5-line spacing.
EAPCE'19 Conference Topics:
A: Exploration and Development
Licensing regimes
East African Rift Basins
iii. East African Coastal Basins
Offshore Exploration Opportunities
Exploration in inland Basins
Petroleum Data Management
B: Commercialization and Infrastructure Development
Meeting the Regional petroleum needs
Crude Oil and Refines Petroleum Products Pipelines
iii. Exploring on Exportation and Refining Options for Crude Oil
Natural Gas and LPG Infrastructure development
Oil and Gas to Power Projects
C: Economic and Financial Aspects of Petroleum Projects
Field Development and Reservoir Management
Financing of Oil and Gas Projects
iii. Oil and Gas Markets and Impact of global prices
Petroleum Fiscal Regimes
D: Cross Cutting Issues
Managing Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) and Social Impacts on Oil and Gas Operations
Local Content - Capacity Building, Goods and Services in the Oil and Gas Industry
iii. Policy, legal and Regulatory Framework
Technological Advancement
Petroleum Revenue Management and Governance
Supporting Infrastructure for Oil and Gas Development
vii. Managing Stakeholder Expectations
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
All submitted abstracts must focus on the conference theme and topics.
The author’s biography and a passport size photograph must accompany each Abstract.
Biographies shall be limited to 150 words and shall be written using complete sentences in the 3rd person and should contain information on position, career history, education and professional achievements.
Multiple abstract submission is PERMITED
Abstracts submission will be done online through the EAPCE'19 website, www.eapce19.eac.int.
The submission platform will close at midnight 31st December, 2018 GMT+3.
Important Conference Dates:
Event
Date
Open Submissions of Abstracts
1 October 2018
Open Registration
30 October 2018
Abstract Submission Deadline
31 December 2018
Notification of Acceptance
28 February 2019
Exhibition Booth Hire Deadline
30 April 2019
Conference Start
8 May 2019
Conference End March
10 May 2019
For more information on EAPCE’19, visit the conference website: www.eapce19.eac.int
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East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 26th October, 2018:The 9th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition 2019 (EAPCE’19) will be held from 8th to 10th May, 2019 at the PrideInn Paradise Beach Resort, Convention Center and Spa in Mombasa, Kenya.
The conference organized by the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat and the EAC Partner States is expected to attract more than 1,000 participants.
The 2019 edition of the biennial conference under the theme, East African Region: The Destination of Choice for Oil and Gas Investment Opportunities to Enhance Socioeconomic Transformation, aims at promoting the region’s petroleum potential and investment opportunities. The last eight Petroleum Conferences have proven a valuable forum for governments and petroleum industry players from around the world to dialogue.According to the EAC Secretary General, Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko, while the conference provides a forum for dialogue for all players in the Petroleum industry regionally and internationally, the 2019 edition of the Conference is also in line with the EAC Vision 2050 that aims to transform the region into an upper-middle income region by the year 2050.
"Energy is one of the vital infrastructure 'enablers' of EAC Vision 2050 and the level and intensity of commercial energy use in the region is a key indicator of the degree of economic growth and development,” added the Secretary General.
Held since 2003, the East African Petroleum Conferences have provided increasing awareness of the potential for petroleum production in the region and other important issues in the petroleum sector, including technological advancements in exploration, development and production.
Delegates can expect high quality technical presentations, exhibitions from a wide spectrum of players from the petroleum sector. The conference programme integrates field excursions to selected sites in each Partner State for delegates to see the rich geological variety that the region possesses as well as the tourist attractions that the region is well known for.
EAPCE'19 will take place at a time when the EAC has embarked on a journey to implement the Vision 2050. The objective of the energy sector development under the EAC Vision 2050 is to ensure sustainable, adequate, affordable, competitive, secure and reliable supply of energy to meet regional needs at the least cost. By 2050, the region’s target is to transform the energy landscape to be characterised by efficient distribution of petroleum products with sufficient strategic reserves.
Important Conference Dates:
Event
Date
Open Submissions of Abstracts
1stOctober, 2018
Open Registration
30thOctober, 2018
Abstract Submission Deadline
31stDecember, 2018
Notification of Acceptance
28thFebruary, 2019
Exhibition Booth Hire Deadline
30th April, 2019
Conference Start
8th May, 2019
Conference End March
10th May, 2019
For more information on EAPCE’19, visit the conference website: www.eapce19.eac.int
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For more information, please contact:
Mr Owora Richard Othieno Head, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department EAC Secretariat Arusha, Tanzania Tel: +255 784 835021 Email: OOthieno [at] eachq.org
About the East African Community Secretariat:
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
