East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 4th August, 2025: The East African Community (EAC) recorded a trade surplus of USD 0.8 billion in the first quarter of 2025, compared to a trade deficit of USD 4.0 billion during the same period in 2024.
This significant shift is linked to strong export performance, improved trade within the African continent and growing competitiveness across Partner States.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 31st July, 2025: The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat wishes to address recent developments regarding restrictions on the freedoms and rights under the EAC Common Market Protocol.
Since the adoption of the EAC Common Market Protocol, Partner States have committed to fostering regional integration by removing barriers to trade, services, and investment, and to refrain from introducing unilateral measures that hinder the free movement and establishment rights of citizens and businesses across the region.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 23rd July, 2025: The Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC), Hon. Veronica Nduva, concluded a three-day official visit to the Republic of Uganda, marked by high-level engagements aimed at strengthening regional integration and enhancing cooperation.
During the visit, the Secretary General, paid a courtesy call on the President of the Republic of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House in Entebbe. The two discussed key regional integration priorities, including the need for deeper cooperation among EAC Partner States.