Arusha, Tanzania – 20th August, 2024: The Inter-University Council of East Africa (IUCEA), together with the East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO), supported by GIZ under the EAC Digital Skills for an Innovative Industry project (dSkills@EA) have successfully concluded a co-creation workshop on the establishment of an East African Digital Skills, AI Research and Innovation Alliance - in Arusha, Tanzania, on 12th August, 2024, at the sidelines of the Regional Education Conference.
The conference was organized in response to the deliberations of the 19th meeting of the EAC Sectoral Council of Education, Science and Technology, Culture and Sports (SCESTCS) held on June 22, 2024, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where the council emphasized the need to engage stakeholders and Partner States in establishing a digital skills alliance.
Nairobi, 14th August 2024: The Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) today hosted the East African Community (EAC) Secretary General Roundtable at the Nairobi Serena Hotel. This engagement between KEPSA and the EAC Secretariat is a pivotal mechanism for driving regional economic integration, improving the business climate, and ensuring that the private sector's voice is heard in the policymaking process.
It underscores the importance of collaboration between the public and private sectors in achieving a more integrated and prosperous East African region; ultimately, enhancing the ease of doing business and fostering Kenya’s competitiveness in the region and globally.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 13th August, 2024: The Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Philip Mpango, has called for joint and concerted regional efforts to tackle challenges in the bloc’s education sector. H.E. Mpango made this call today during the opening ceremony of the Inaugural EAC Regional Education Conference held in Arusha, Tanzania.
The four-day conference, 12th - 15th August 2024, themed,’Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century: Collective Action for Quality, Inclusive, and Life-long Learning in East Africa,’ focuses on improving education in the region.
H.E. Mpango urged EAC Partner States to enhance their education systems to meet the demands of the 21st century. He emphasized the need to embrace global education reforms that focus on flexibility and technology integration.
The Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) is excited to announce the final call for concept notes for innovative projects in the cashew, cocoa, maize, and livestock (cattle, sheep, goats) sectors. This initiative targets private sector entities passionate about enhancing resilience, competitiveness, and sustainability through direct supply linkages with off-takers.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 6th August, 2024: The East African Community (EAC) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) have reaffirmed their commitment to partner in areas of mutual interest to both organisations including education, health, culture, sports, music and the arts.
Consequently, both the EAC and UNESCO have committed to negotiate and sign a new Memorandum of Understanding to replace the one that was signed by both organisations in 2006.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 2nd August, 2024: The East African Community (EAC) One Network Area (ONA) has expanded with the entry of the Republic of Burundi effective 1st August, 2024.
In a communiqué to the public dated 29th July, 2024, the Burundi Telecommunications Regulation and Control Agency (ACRT) announced the entry into force from 1st August, 2024 of new tariffs for regional roaming in accordance with the directives of Decree No. 100/202 of 2nd October, 2023 on the accession of Burundi to the EAC ONA.
Burundi now joins Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania as Partner States that have implemented the ONA that effectively reduces the high cost of telecommunications in the region.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 2nd August, 2024: Stakeholders in the distribution sector from the East African region have convened in Nairobi, Kenya, to address challenges facing the sector and develop a strategic action plan to overcome barriers affecting distribution in the region.
The participants include stakeholders from the region’s wholesale trade services, retailers and franchising sectors; representing public and private organizations, business associations, distribution firms, and e-commerce platforms.
The forum marks the inaugural EAC Peer-to-Peer Learning Conference, which focuses on tackling key obstacles in the distribution sector, with particular attention on regulatory frameworks and growth strategies.
… project has reached over 5 million people living in border communities
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 31st July, 2024: The East African Community (EAC) together with International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), have announced the successful conclusion of the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project in the region.
The US$2.5 million WASH project started in 2021 and was aimed at strengthening the capacity of EAC Partner States to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases using hygiene measures, risk communication and community sensitisation.
East African Court of Justice, Arusha, Tanzania, 30th July, 2024: The Chief Justice of the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS), Hon. Bashe Yusuf Ahmed, visited the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in Arusha, Tanzania on Tuesday morning in what he described as part of efforts to foster cooperation between FRS and the regional court.
Hon. Ahmed said that Somalia was a nation emerging from decades of conflict and was therefore committed to strengthening her judiciary and aligning it with regional standards.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 29th July, 2024:The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has called on EAC Partner States to educate their citizens on how to protect themselves and prevent the spread of Mpox (Monkeypox).
This follows reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) that Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are experiencing an outbreak of the viral Mpox disease.
