…His Excellency Paul Kagame expected to grace the opening

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, 3rd  December, 2019: The 20^th Edition of the annual East African Community Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSES) Trade Fair, formerly known as JuaKali Nguvu Kazi Exhibition is set for 13^th to 22^nd December, 2019 at Gikondo Expo Grounds in Kigali, Rwanda.

The 20^th Edition Trade Fair themed; EAC@20: Building EAC through Micro and Small Enterprisesjointly organized on a rotational basis by the EAC Secretariat, the East African Confederation of Informal Sector Organisation (EACISO) in collaboration with EAC Partner States,  brings together artisans from the six (6) EAC Partner States comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 26th November, 2019: The East African Community(EAC) prayer breakfast organized as part of the activities to commemorate the Community’s two decades of existence was held today at the EAC headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

The well-attended prayer breakfast themed; EAC@20: Deepening Integration, Widening Cooperation was attended by EAC heads of Organs and Institutions, Permanent/ Principal Secretaries from Partner States, Heads of religious groups in Arusha, Members of East African Legislative Assembly, staff of the community as well as other stakeholders of EAC.

The East African Health Research Commission (EAHRC), an Institution of the East African Community (EAC), has established the Young East African Health Research Scientists Forum (YEARS' FORUM) which is an initiative that aims at empowering young East African researchers to be able to shape the future of research for health in the region.

YEARS’ Forum was approved by the 15th EAC Sectoral Council of Ministers of Health (EAC/Health/15SCM/Decision 22) as one of the pre-conference meetings of the East African Health and Scientific Conference (EAHSC) and launched by the Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania during the 7th EAHSC held in Dar es Salaam from 27th – 29th March 2019. YEARS’ Forum creates a culture of research and support for young scientists in health science by building a network of six PhD students from each of the six EAC countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda) and linking them with a network of senior health research professionals across the region, and at the same time each of the six PhD students establishing a team of six members with similar interest in his/her country to work together in defined research activities.

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 30^th November, 2019:The East African Community today marked its 20^th Anniversary with pomp and fanfare at its Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

Uganda’s 2^nd Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for EAC Affairs, Hon. Dr. Ali Kirunda Kivejinja, who presided over the event, said that EAC Partner States would not repeat the mistake of the past that led to the collapse of the first Community.