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The East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organisation of the Republics of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Republic of Rwanda, Republic of Burundi and the Republic of South Sudan with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

๐„๐€๐‚ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ $๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ”.๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”The EAC recorded strong trade growth in the first quarter of 2026, with total tra...
10/06/2026

๐„๐€๐‚ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ $๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ”.๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

The EAC recorded strong trade growth in the first quarter of 2026, with total trade rising by 30.7% to US$46.3 billion. Export earnings grew faster than imports, driving the regionโ€™s trade surplus to US$1.6 billion.

Africa remained the EACโ€™s largest trading partner, while trade with SADC continued to show strong growth.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—˜๐—”๐—– ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป (๐—๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€“๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ) ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:https://eac.opendataforafrica.org/ihrbbkg/statistics-bulletin

๐„๐€๐‚ ๐‡๐„๐€๐‹๐“๐‡ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐’๐“๐„๐‘๐’ ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐Ž๐ ๐„๐๐Ž๐‹๐€ ๐Ž๐”๐“๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š - ๐‘๐„๐’๐Ž๐‹๐”๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ EAC Ministers of Health have agreed to harmonise Ebola surv...
04/06/2026

๐„๐€๐‚ ๐‡๐„๐€๐‹๐“๐‡ ๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐’๐“๐„๐‘๐’ ๐Œ๐„๐„๐“๐ˆ๐๐† ๐Ž๐ ๐„๐๐Ž๐‹๐€ ๐Ž๐”๐“๐๐‘๐„๐€๐Š - ๐‘๐„๐’๐Ž๐‹๐”๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’

EAC Ministers of Health have agreed to harmonise Ebola surveillance and protective measures at all airports, ports and land border crossings across the region, and to establish a dedicated Regional Technical Taskforce to coordinate the response to the ongoing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak.ย 

These were among the key resolutions reached at the 8th Extraordinary Meeting of the EAC Sectoral Council of Ministers of Health that was just concluded.

The meeting was convened to review the evolving Ebola situation and provide strategic policy direction for a coordinated regional response.

๐Ÿ”นRead the full Press Release : shorturl.at/Ghkvu

Kenyaโ€™s High Commissioner to the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Amb. Catherine Karemu, paid a courtesy call on the EA...
03/06/2026

Kenyaโ€™s High Commissioner to the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Amb. Catherine Karemu, paid a courtesy call on the EAC Secretary General at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

They deliberated on the current state of EAC integration, with emphasis on strengthening regional cooperation and advancing trade facilitation to support regional development.

The EAC Secretary General, Amb. Stephen P. Mbundi, took the Oath of Allegiance as an Ex-Officio Member of the East Afric...
02/06/2026

The EAC Secretary General, Amb. Stephen P. Mbundi, took the Oath of Allegiance as an Ex-Officio Member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in Arusha, Tanzania, during a special sitting of the Assembly.

Ex-Officio Members report to EALA on the implementation of the Treaty and other matters of interest to the Partner States. They consist of the Ministers responsible for regional cooperation in each Partner State, the EAC Secretary General, and the Counsel to the Community.

๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ฎ๐๐š๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐€๐‚ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฒ South Sudanโ€™s Minister of EAC Affairs, Hon. Pieng Deng Kuol, has prese...
23/05/2026

๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ฎ๐๐š๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐€๐‚ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฒ

South Sudanโ€™s Minister of EAC Affairs, Hon. Pieng Deng Kuol, has presented the Act domesticating the EAC Treaty to the EAC Secretary General, Amb. Stephen P. Mbundi.

โ–ช๏ธThe Act follows the recent assent to the Treaty Establishing the EAC Act, 2026, by H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan, formally incorporating the EAC Treaty and its protocols into the national legal framework. It also responds to directives of the EAC Heads of State Summit urging Partner States to conclude domestication processes to enable full implementation of Community obligations.
๐Ÿ”นThe domestication gives legal effect to EAC laws and protocols within South Sudan, allowing their application by national institutions.

๐Ÿ”นIt also brings South Sudanโ€™s legal framework into conformity with Article 8(2) of the EAC Treaty and is expected to strengthen implementation of key regional integration priorities, including the Common Market Protocol, free movement of factors of production, legal harmonisation and broader participation in Community programmes.

The Council of Ministers is the policy-making organ of the EAC. It comprises of Ministers responsible for EAC Affairs an...
23/05/2026

The Council of Ministers is the policy-making organ of the EAC. It comprises of Ministers responsible for EAC Affairs and/or Regional Cooperation /Ministers designated by the respective Partner States.

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The 60th Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers was held at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.The...
23/05/2026

The 60th Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers was held at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

The meeting considered the report of the Coordination Committee, which reviewed reports of the Finance and Administration Committee and financial matters of the Community.

๐Ÿ“Currently Ongoing The 60th Extra Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers meeting has kicked off today with the...
18/05/2026

๐Ÿ“Currently Ongoing

The 60th Extra Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers meeting has kicked off today with the session of Senior Officials at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

Key agenda includes;

๐Ÿ”ทConsideration of the Reports of the Meeting of Finance and Administration Committee and the Financial Matters of the Community.

๐Ÿ”ทConsideration by EALA to facilitate the Budget Approval process for FY 2026/2027.

The session will be followed by the meeting of the Coordination Committee and Council of Ministers, concluding on 22nd May, 2026.

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Tanzania & the EAC, H.E. Andrey Avetisyan, paid a courtesy call on the EAC S...
15/05/2026

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Tanzania & the EAC, H.E. Andrey Avetisyan, paid a courtesy call on the EAC Secretary General, Amb. Stephen P. Mbundi at the HQ, Arusha.

Discussions focused on enhancing cooperation between the EAC & Russia to advance integration & on mutual development initiatives.

๐„๐ง๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง The 14th EAC Armed Forces Command Post Exercise has officially opened today in N...
14/05/2026

๐„๐ง๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
The 14th EAC Armed Forces Command Post Exercise has officially opened today in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together military, police and civilian participants from EAC Partner States to strengthen regional preparedness and collective security.

๐Ÿ”นThe multinational exercise seeks to enhance joint operational capability in Peace Support Operations, Counter Terrorism, Counter Piracy and Disaster Management through coordinated training, command post drills and scenario-based simulations.

Speaking during the opening ceremony, EAC Deputy Secretary General, underscored that peace, security and unity remain fundamental pillars for the success of the Community.

On his part, Kenyaโ€™s Vice Chief of the Defence Forces, Lieutenant General John Omenda, reaffirmed the importance of collective security and regional collaboration in strengthening peace, stability and resilience across the region.

The exercise also featured the symbolic handover of the EAC flag, signifying unity, cooperation and the shared commitment of EAC Partner States to safeguarding regional peace and stability.

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