East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 12th October, 2024: The EABC CEOs-EAC Secretary General Meeting held in Kigali, Rwanda has declared a commitment to boost intra-EAC trade to 40% by 2030 and Rwanda’s trade and investment ties with counterparts
The meeting, held under the theme "Enhancing Competitiveness in the EAC: Addressing Barriers and Leveraging Opportunities in Regional Integration," was organized by the East African Business Council (EABC) in partnership with the Private Sector Federation – Rwanda (PSF-R) and the East African Community (EAC).
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 4th October, 2024: The Republic of South Sudan has today acceded to the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) of engineers, marking a significant milestone towards the movement of professional engineers in the East African Community.
The MRA aims to streamline recognition of professional qualifications of engineers in the region, thereby paving the way for their cross-border mobility.
The accession agreement was signed by the Registrar of the Engineering Council of South Sudan, the Engineers Board of Kenya, the Engineers Registration Board of Tanzania, the Engineers Registration Board of Uganda, and the Rwanda Engineering Council.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 4th October, 2024: The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has called for a swift and coordinated regional response to contain the ongoing Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak declared in Rwanda. The outbreak poses a serious threat to regional health security and requires urgent action from all EAC Partner States to prevent its spread across borders.
On the 27th September 2024 Rwanda’s Ministry of Health declared the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak and as of 30th September, 2024 there were 29 confirmed cases and 10 deaths with more than 297 contacts under close monitoring and healthcare workers have been disproportionately affected. The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns about the potential regional spread of the disease due to confirmed cases in districts near the borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, and Tanzania.
EAC Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 30th September, 2024: The East African Community (EAC) and the European Union (EU) have officially launched the EU-EAC Regional Co-creation Workshop on Digital Transformation today in Arusha, Tanzania. Both parties reaffirmed their commitment to advancing a human-centric approach to digital transformation in East Africa, leveraging technology and innovation to strengthen regional integration.
The two-day workshop, co-organized by the EAC Secretariat and the European Union and facilitated by the Digital for Development (D4D) Hub, marks a significant step towards shaping a digital economy package for East Africa. It brings together stakeholders from the EAC region, including delegates from all EAC Partner States, representatives from the Ministries of ICT and Cybersecurity Agencies, Ministries of Trade, Central Banks, e-Government Agencies and the EAC Secretariat. Additionally, the event includes participants from the European Union Delegation, as well as EU member states and their development agencies, such as GIZ, MFA/EstDev, and MFA/Expertise France.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 20th September 2024: The EAC Secretary General, H.E. Veronica M. Nduva, held a meeting with the Chairperson of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State and President of the Republic of South Sudan, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, at State House, Juba, South Sudan.
During the meeting, the Secretary General updated President Kiir on the preparations for the upcoming EAC Silver Jubilee celebrations, to commemorate the milestones made in the last 25 years and providing a platform to address issues hampering integration.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania,11th September, 2024: The East African Community (EAC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are set to commence implementation of the Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP), a transformative initiative aimed at improving digital connectivity and integration across Eastern Africa.
Speaking during an EARDIP Regional Coordination and Implementation Workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Customs, Trade and Monetary Affairs, Ms. Annette Ssemuwemba, termed the project a game-changer for Eastern Africa.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 11th September, 2024:East African Community (EAC) Partner States Central Banks have been called upon to embrace technology as part of efforts to facilitate cross-border payments within the EAC Common Market.
Making the appeal, EAC Secretary General Hon. Veronica Nduva said some of the challenges behind the low uptake of the East African Payments System (EAPS) include limited capacity, lack of inter-operability, communication gaps between central bank’s and stakeholders, fear of online scams, protectionism by central banks and overlapping membership by Partner States to payment systems set up by various Regional Economic Communities.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 6th September 2024: The East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, H.E. Veronica Nduva, participated in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, China, achieving significant strides in the EAC’s partnership with the People’s Republic of China.
The forum provided a valuable opportunity for the EAC to strengthen its longstanding relationship with China, focusing on strategic areas that promise to drive regional development and economic growth.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 22nd August, 2024: The East African Community (EAC) Deputy Secretary General in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social and Political Sectors, Hon. Andrea Aguer Ariik, has urged EAC Partner States to expedite the signing of the EAC Air Transport Market (Liberalisation) Regulations as part of efforts to enhance regional integration and stimulate economic growth in East Africa.
Hon. Ariik’s plea comes in the wake of concluded development of the Regulations for Liberalisation of the Air Transport Market in the EAC Region. The regulations are expected to be submitted to the 19th Meeting of EAC Sectoral Council on Transport, Communication and Meteorology (SC-TCM) for adoption.
…as EABC CEOs - EAC Secretary General Round TableSets Up a New Approach to Boost Intra-EAC Trade and Investment
Arusha, Tanzania, 21st August, 2024: Regional business leaders have outlined priorities to unlock business and investment to the new EAC Secretary General H.E. Veronica Nduva.
In her keynote address during the EABC CEOs-EAC Secretary General Round Table held in Arusha, Tanzania, the EAC Secretary General, H.E. Nduva, urged the private sector to have a different drumbeat for intra-EAC trade to thrive under the clarion call of "Buy East African, Build East Africa."
