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EAC delegation visits ECOWAS Commission on a benchmarking mission

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania: 8th February, 2024:  From 5th to 6th February 2024, a high-level delegation of the East African Community (EAC), led by Hon. Andrea Aguer Ariik Malueth, the Deputy Secretary General in charge of the Infrastructure, Productive, Social and Political Sectors, paid a visit to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria on a benchmarking mission in order to enhance integration in East Africa.

The EAC Delegation was received by H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, the President of the ECOWAS Commission. In his address, Dr. Touray highlighted the importance of collaborations among the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), adding that “it is good we learn from each other.”

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EAC Secretary General holds briefing meeting with the Chairperson of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State on the status of integration of the Community

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State House, Juba, Republic of South Sudan, 15th January, 2024: The East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, Hon (Dr.) Peter Mutuku Mathuki, this morning held a briefing 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. Dr. Mathuki congratulated President Salva Kiir on assuming the chairmanship of the Community and assured him of his unwavering support in the discharge of his mandate.

The Secretary General briefed the Chair on a number of issues critical to the progress of the Community in the calendar year 2024 and interventions on strengthening EAC inter-state relations. The deliberations focused on setting targets on deliverables under the leadership of President Salva Kiir, anchored on the need to foster a predictable and stable security environment that can catalyse the regional integration agenda.

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Fostering regional trade, resource mobilisation and integrating new Partner States to be at the core of EAC's new year agenda

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 9th January, 2024: The East African Community (EAC) is gearing up for the New Year with a stronger focus on fostering intra-regional trade, resource mobilisation and integrating the newest Partner States. 

EAC Secretary General, Hon. (Dr.) Peter Mathuki, highlighted the need to enhance intra-regional trade by optimising the implementation of the EAC Customs Union and Common Market protocols. Dr. Mathuki further emphasised the need to work together to eliminate Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) hindering intra-regional trade and expressed optimism about increasing intra-regional trade in East Africa to at least 40% over the next five years. 

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