EAC News

EAC to talk about Ebola threat:
EAC Sunday, Aug 24, 2014
ARUSHA, Tanzania - A meeting to discuss the Ebola threat in the East African Community (EAC) and how to respond, is to take place here soon.
By: Elisha Mayallah
Rwanda set to ease customs procedures:
EAC Monday, Aug 18, 2014
KIGALI, Rwanda - The Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) is ready to implement the Single Customs Territory system across the Northern Corridor writes AGNES BATETA
By: Agnes Bateta
Military games underway in Zanzibar:
EAC Monday, Aug 18, 2014
ARUSHA, Tanzania - Uganda’s Defense Liaison Officer at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania, Col. Sam Omara last week confirmed that all is set for the 8th Edition of the EAC Military Games and Cultural Event.
By: EAC
EAC meets on joint defence:
EAC Sunday, Aug 17, 2014
ARUSHA, Tanzania - The Joint Meeting of the Sectoral Committees on Cooperation in Defence, Interstate Security and Foreign Policy Coordination concluded in Arusha recently.
By: Elisha Mayallah
Regional pension blueprint tabled:
EAC Sunday, Aug 10, 2014
ARUSHA, Tanzania - The inaugural regional Pension Supervisors Authorities meeting was held here to promote regional integration of the pension sector.
By: Elisha Mayallah
EAC among big winners:
EAC Sunday, Aug 10, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya - East African Community member states, Kenya, Uganda Tanzania and Rwanda are among the biggest winners of the just concluded United States –Africa Summit.
By: Ngugi Njoroge
EAC tries for one securities policy:
EAC Sunday, Aug 10, 2014
ARUSHA, Tanzania - A three-day regional workshop to domesticate the East African Community Council of Ministers’ directives on securities markets into national laws ended last week.
By: Elisha Mayallah
EAC boss congratulates new Rwanda PM:
EAC Sunday, Aug 03, 2014
ARUSHA, Tanzania - The Secretary General of the East African Community Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera has sent a message of congratulations to the newly appointed Prime Minister of Rwanda, Anastase Murekezi.
By: EAC
Regional extractive industry excite courier firms:
EAC Sunday, Aug 03, 2014
KAMPALA, Uganda - New oil discoveries and mining activities in the East African region is exciting investors who are eying to enter into the fray either directly or as third parties in form of suppliers, transporters and service providers.
By: Baz Waiswa
EAC and AfDB meet on integration:
EAC Sunday, Aug 03, 2014
ARUSHA, Tanzania - The Second EAC/AfDB Technical Planning meeting to review the status of implementation of the ongoing projects financed by the bank ended here recently.
By: Elisha Mayallah
Regional leaders target youth jobs :
EAC Monday, Jul 28, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya — Regional leaders have declared youth unemployment a disaster that will undermine and de-stabilise peace in the East African Community, (EAC) if not addressed.
By: Ngugi Njoroge
Secretariat takes on quality management :
EAC Monday, Jul 28, 2014
ARUSHA, Tanzania - The Secretary General of the East African Community Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera has unveiled the Quality Management System (QMS) Policy Statement for the EAC Secretariat.
By: EAC Secretariat
EAC insurance sector aims for stability:
EAC Sunday, Jul 20, 2014
KIGALI, Rwanda - The insurance sector in the East Africa is to be strengthened through the Cross Border and Group Widening Supervision Manual that was created last year and is now being implemented.
By: Agnes Bateta
EAC to adopt One-Network-Area:
EAC Sunday, Jul 13, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya - Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan have mutually agreed to adopt a regional telecommunications framework for a “One-Network-Area” by 31 December 2014.
By: EAC Secretariat

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