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A High-level Retreat for the EAC Summit of Heads of State on the EAC Common Market Protocol in the offing

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…As 32ndMeeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers Responsible for EAC Affairs and Planning concludes in Arusha,Tanzania

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 5th November, 2021: The EAC Secretariat is planning to convene a high-level Retreat for the EAC Summit Heads of State on the EAC Common Market Protocol to consider progress and challenges, targeting key priority interventions to achieve full attainment of the EAC Common Market Protocol. 

According to the draft concept paper on the proposed High-Level Retreat for the EAC Summit Heads of State presented to the just concluded 32nd Meeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers Responsible for EAC Affairs and Planning (SCMEACP), the Retreat is expected to among others, take stock of the progress of implementation of the EAC Common Market Protocol; Adopt strategic measures to unlock the lags and bottlenecks in establishment of the common market; Agree on a Roadmap for the full realization of the Common Market; and Identify key areas where Development Partners can contribute to the attainment of the Common Market. 

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Thousands of young East Africans to participate at Africa's largest Youth Leadership Summit

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…As H.E Jakaya Kikwete expected to grace the Summit

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 4th November, 2021: Over ten thousand youths from across East Africa will next week participate in the region’s largest youth summit, seeking to discuss issues pertinent to the regional development agenda including unemployment and access to economic resources.

The event dubbed the YouLead Summit, will be held on 8th to 12th November, 2021 at the Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC) in Arusha and virtually. It is hosted by the EAC Secretariat and MS Training Centre for Development Cooperation (MS TCDC) in Arusha, Tanzania. 

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32nd Meeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers Responsible for EAC Affairs and Planning underway

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 ........As a High-Level Retreat for the EAC Summit of Heads of State on the EAC Common Market Protocol on the agenda

East African Community Secretariat; Arusha, Tanzania; 1st November, 2021:  The 32nd Meeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers responsible for EAC Affairs and Planning (SCMEACP) is currently underway via hybrid (physical and virtual) means.  

The meeting is considering several reports including; A High-Level Retreat for the EAC Summit of Heads of State on the EAC Common Market Protocol; Implementation of Previous Decisions of the SCMEACP; Status of Partner States’ contributions to the EAC Budget; Global and Sector-Specific Priority Areas for the Financial Year 2022/23, and the Draft EAC Common Market Scorecard 2020. 

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