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The Republic of South Sudan Signs Mutual Recognition Agreement for Engineers, Advancing cross-border mobility and regional integration

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 4th October, 2024: The Republic of South Sudan has today acceded to the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) of engineers, marking a significant milestone towards the movement of professional engineers in the East African Community. 

The MRA aims to streamline recognition of professional qualifications of engineers in the region, thereby paving the way for their cross-border mobility.

The accession agreement was signed by the Registrar of the Engineering Council of South Sudan, the Engineers Board of Kenya, the Engineers Registration Board of Tanzania, the Engineers Registration Board of Uganda, and the Rwanda Engineering Council. 

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EAC Secretary General meets the Chairperson of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State on advancing integration

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 20th September 2024: The EAC Secretary General, H.E. Veronica M. Nduva, held a meeting with the Chairperson of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State and President of the Republic of South Sudan, H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, at State House, Juba, South Sudan.

During the meeting, the Secretary General updated President Kiir on the preparations for the upcoming EAC Silver Jubilee celebrations, to commemorate the milestones made in the last 25 years and providing a platform to address issues hampering integration.

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EAC Secretary General Hon. Veronica Nduva (3rd right) in a group photo with participants at the two-day Roundtable discussion. Also in the front row are (from left) Professor Njuguna Ndung’u of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, EAC Deputy Secretary General Annette Ssemuwemba, Dr Joy Maria Kategekwa of AfDB, Ms. Allen Asiimwe of TradeMark Africa and Ms. Amani M’Bale of Gates Foundation.

East African Community Central Banks urged to adapt and embrace technology to facilitate cross-border financial transactions

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 11th September, 2024: East African Community (EAC) Partner States Central Banks have been called upon to embrace technology as part of efforts to facilitate cross-border payments within the EAC Common Market.

Making the appeal, EAC Secretary General Hon. Veronica Nduva said some of the challenges behind the low uptake of the East African Payments System (EAPS) include limited capacity, lack of inter-operability, communication gaps between central bank’s and stakeholders, fear of online scams, protectionism by central banks and overlapping membership by Partner States to payment systems set up by various Regional Economic Communities.

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