East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 30th January, 2025:The East African Community (EAC) has expressed solidarity with the United Republic of Tanzania and other stakeholders following the confirmation of a Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in the Kagera Region, north-western Tanzania. With two confirmed cases and 18 suspected cases reported, this marks Tanzania's second encounter with the deadly virus since the 2023 outbreak in the same region.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 30th January, 2025: The EAC is poised to accelerate regional digital integration with the development of an EAC Payment Systems Masterplan.
The Masterplan is set to harmonise legal, regulatory and oversight frameworks to promote a conducive cross-border payment ecosystem in the region.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 27h January, 2025: The EAC Secretary General, Hon. Veronica M. Nduva, has urged EAC Partner States Customs authorities to embrace state-of-the-art tools including artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline customs procedures across the region.
Hon. Nduva said that the adoption of AI would also go a long way in combating illicit trade within the region.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 24th December, 2024: The East African Community (EAC) has taken a significant step towards harmonising data governance frameworks across its eight Partner States. This comes after the EAC Secretariat convened a Regional Workshop for Data Experts on Cross-Border Data Flows.
This initiative forms part of the Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP) Data Market Development and Integration objective to establish a seamless and secure environment for cross-border data flows across the region.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 12th December, 2024: Eight youth and women innovators from EAC Partner States have won a total of €120,000 to scale their innovative solutions for addressing the region's economic challenges.
The regional hackathon, was held in Nairobi, Kenya, during the 7th Annual Secretary General’s Forum. The forum was held under the theme, "Towards a Resilient and Fully Integrated East Africa: Harnessing Opportunities in the Borderless Community," and tackled the multifaceted challenges facing the region, while exploring opportunities for collective growth and development.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 10th December, 2024: Hundreds of East African citizens from civil society, public and private sector have converged in Nairobi for the 7th Annual East African Community (EAC) Secretary General's Forum to engage in constructive dialogue on strengthening regional integration.
Kampala, 8th December, 2024: The 2nd edition of the East African Community (EAC) Regional Quality Awards concluded in Kampala, Republic of Uganda.
The EAC Regional Quality Awards are part of a broad effort to promote an embedded quality culture in East African enterprises to ensure business growth while contributing to sustainable development.
Lake Victoria Basin Commission, Kisumu, Kenya, 6th December, 2024: The East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers has approved additional funding of USD 802,126 for the completion of the new Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Headquarters in Kisumu.
The EAC Secretary General, Hon. Veronica Nduva, disclosed that the monies that were approved by the 46th Ordinary Council that met in Arusha, Tanzania from 23rd – 28th November, 2024 will assist LVBC in the necessary works.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 5th December, 2024: On 2nd December 2024, the East African Community (EAC) and the Federal Republic of Germany reaffirmed their long-standing cooperation as EAC Secretary General, Hon. Veronica M. Nduva, and Mr. Marcus von Essen, the Head of the German Delegation and Director for East Africa in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) signed the summary record of the EAC-German intergovernmental negotiations following fruitful discussions between both parties on priorities for development cooperation in the upcoming years.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 5th December, 2024: The EAC Secretariat is set to convene a Regional Workshop for Data Experts on Cross-Border Data Flows, scheduled to take place from 9th – 11th December, 2024 in Kampala, Uganda. The workshop marks a critical step towards developing a harmonised regional legal framework for data protection and privacy in the region.
