Quick Facts about EAC

Area (incl. water): 5.4 million sq. km
Population: 3oo.4 million (2021)
GDP (current market prices): US$ 312.9 billion (2021)
EAC Headquarters: Arusha, Tanzania
First established: 1967
Re-established: 7 July 2000
Official languages: English, Kiswahili, French
Summit Chairperson: H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit
Council Chairperson: Hon. Deng Alor Kuol
Secretary General: Hon. Dr. Peter M. Mathuki

Key EAC Dates

1967: EAC first established

1977: EAC dissolved

30 November 1993:
Signing of Agreement for the Establishment of the Permanent Tripartite Commission for East African Co-operation
 
14 March 1996:
Secretariat of the Permanent Tripartite Commission launched, full co-operation operations begin
 
30 November 1999:
Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed
 
7 July 2000:
Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community enters into force
 
18 June 2007:
The Republic of Rwanda and the Republic of Burundi accede to the EAC Treaty
 
1 July 2007:
Rwanda and Burundi become full members of the EAC
 
20 November 2009:
Protocol for the Establishment of the EAC Common Market signed
 
30 November 2013:
Protocol for the Establishment of the EAC Monetary Union signed
 
15 April 2016:
The Republic of South Sudan accedes to the EAC Treaty

5 September 2016:
The Republic of South Sudan becomes a full member of the EAC

20 May 2017:
EAC Heads of State adopt the Political Confederation as a transitional model of the East African Political Federation.

8 April 2022:
The Democratic Republic of the Congo accedes to the EAC Treaty

11 July 2022:
The Democratic Republic of Congo becomes a full member of the EAC

15 December 2023:
The Federal Republic of Somalia accedes to the EAC Treaty

04 March 2024:
The Federal Republic of Somalia becomes a full member of the EAC


East African Community
EAC Close
Afrika Mashariki Road
P.O. Box 1096
Arusha
United Republic of Tanzania

Tel: +255 (0)27 216 2100
Fax: +255 (0)27 216 2190
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