East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, 6th May, 2021: The Secretary General of the East African Community, today paid a courtesy call on His Excellency President Paul Kagame of the Republic of Rwanda at State House, Kigali.
The courtesy call is the first official engagement by the Secretary General’s with the Rwandan Head of State since he took office on 25th April, 2021.
East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 5th May, 2021: East African Community Partner States have no option but to accelerate the integration process if the region is to become competitive in the global economy, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said.
President Museveni said that failure by the EAC Partner States to form a stronger, more cohesive bloc with a bigger market would be disastrous for the region in the long run.
“Integration is not really something we will do or not do. It is a must. If we don’t we shall end up in a very bad situation. The question we should be asking ourselves as we seek to integrate is why need to integrate. If we can answer that question, the how will become quite easy,” said President Museveni.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, 5th May, 2021: 42nd Extra-ordinary meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers is expected to take place from 6th - 7th May, 2021 via virtual means.
The two-day meeting will start with the session of Senior Officials and session of the Coordination Committee (Permanent /Principal/Under Secretaries) on Thursday 6th May, 2021 while the Ministerial Session will be held on Friday 7th May, 2021.