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  Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | At least seven countries have requested free trade arrangements with the East. African Community (EAC), as the bloc also intensifies efforts to expand the markets for its products. These countries include the United Kingdom, Singapore, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as …

MOGADISHU,  Somalia | Xinhua | Somalia’s parliament on Saturday approved the Treaty of Accession to the East African Community (EAC), completing the country’s eighth membership in the regional bloc. The Second Deputy Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, Abdullahi Omar Abshir, said 148 out …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community secretariat has appealed to the partner states to avoid actions that affect the people of the region and suffocate development. This comes after Burundi closed its border with Rwanda on Thursday, leaving dozens of vehicles stranded. Last month, Burundi President Evariste …

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA | Xinhua | The opening ceremony of the 23rd edition of the East African Community (EAC) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) trade Fair was held on Friday in the Burundian capital Bujumbura, said a statement. The statement by the EAC headquarters in Tanzania’s northern city …

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan legislators have vowed to defend their title at the East African Community – EAC Inter-Parliamentary Games, scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from December 8th to 19th, 2023. Flagged off Thursday at Parliament by Speaker Anita Among, a contingent of approximately 100 …

Goma,  DR Congo | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) Regional Force has started to withdraw from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Kenyan contingent, part of the EAC Regional Force, departed from the Goma airport in the eastern North Kivu province on Sunday morning, following the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community has waived South Sudan’s debt arising out of annual membership contributions to the bloc. The country owed the  bloc about $36 million, a situation President Salva Kiir blamed on the costs of the implementation of the peace process back home. …

Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Somalia on Friday officially became the eighth member of the East African Community (EAC) after the EAC heads of state summit endorsed its decade-long application to join the regional bloc. The EAC leaders endorsed Somalia’s membership into the bloc during the 23rd Ordinary …

Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT |  A regional media regulatory platform has been launched with the aim of harmonising media standards and to create an independent media in the East African Community. The platform dubbed the East Africa  Press Councils (EAPC), serves as an umbrella body bringing together media regulatory …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawrence Lule Tindamanyire, 80, a retired employee of the East African Community (EAC), is facing financial hardship due to his inability to access his full pension from the government. Tindamanyire, a resident of Karama village, Bunono parish, Nyarushanje sub-county in Rukungiri district, began his …