East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 24th June, 2025: The East African Community (EAC) has tabled before the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) the budget estimates for the 2025/2026 Financial Year totaling USD109,338,151.
Tabling the speech before the Assembly, the Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers and Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development, Hon. Beatrice Askul Moe, said that the budget estimates for the Financial Year 2025/2026 were being presented at a time when the EAC economies had demonstrated resilience despite ongoing global challenges, including geopolitical tensions, climate change, and shifts in international aid.
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The East African Kiswahili Commission (EAKC) and the East African Community (EAC) invite you to participate in the Digital Innovation Challenge, a landmark competition designed to galvanize youth-led technological solutions for the Kiswahili language.
This challenge is a core component of The EYE Forum (EAKC/EAC Youth Engagement), a dynamic pre-event to the 4th EAC World Kiswahili Language Day, taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, in July 2025. We are searching for the brightest young minds from across the EAC to build the tools and platforms that will define Kiswahili's future.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 11th June, 2025: The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Competition Commission (CCC) and the East African Community Competition Authority (EACCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing cooperation in the enforcement of competition and consumer protection laws across their respective Member States
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 7th June, 2025:The 2025 edition of Karibu-Kilifair, East Africa’s largest tourism expo, is currently underway, bringing together over 500 exhibitors from more than 15 countries, more than 1,000 international buyers and trade visitors, media and industry leaders.
The three-day event at the Magereza Grounds in Arusha, Tanzania, is an important platform for the East African Community (EAC) in advancing its efforts to promote the region as a single tourism destination through the “Visit East Africa – Feel the Vibe” brand.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 15th May, 2025: The East African Community (EAC) officially commenced the process of formulating its 7th Development Strategy for the period 2026/27–2030/31.
It is anticipated that this initiative will chart the bloc’s strategic direction over the next five (5) financial years.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 14th May, 2025: The 2nd Edition of the East African Digital Leaders Forum on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is currently underway at the EAC headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
The forum seeks to to review progress, facilitate joint action and foster cross-border digital infrastructure development in the region.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 14th May, 2025: The 28th Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Monetary Affairs Committee (MAC) approved the EAC Cross-border Payment System Masterplan, a transformative initiative aimed at enhancing financial integration, promoting regional trade and accelerating the region’s journey toward a seamless, efficient, and secure payment ecosystem.
The MAC Meeting, constituted by the Governors of the EAC Partner States’ Central Banks, reviewed progress made in the implementation of the roadmap towards realisation of a single currency by 2031.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 13th May, 2025: The 40th Meeting of the Sectoral Council on Cooperation in Defence Affairs is currently underway at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. This meeting brings together key defence stakeholders from the eight (8) EAC Partner States to discuss crucial matters related to cooperation in defence across the region.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 12th May, 2025: The EAC has made significant progress toward regional digital transformation with the convening of the Regional E-Commerce Engagement Platform (EEP).
The meeting, held from 8th to 9th May, 2025 in Kampala, Uganda, focused on validating the Action Plan for Harmonisation of E-Transaction Legislations and updating the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Tool that tracks the implementation of the EAC E-Commerce Strategy.
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 9th May, 2025: In an effort to strengthening laboratory capacities for pandemic prevention and response, in alignment with the One Health approach across the EAC region, the EAC has today launched Phase III of the Regional Network of Reference Laboratories for Communicable Diseases Project.
The three-year project from July 2025 to July 2028, supported by the Federal Republic of Germany through KfW, the German Development Bank, will specifically address the challenges posed by communicable diseases and enhance the region's readiness to respond effectively to health emergencies.
