President Uhuru Kenyatta calls for greater participation of youth in Africa in political and economic affairs

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…as 2021 Youlead Summit starts in Arusha, Tanzania

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 9^th November, 2021: The President of the Republic of Kenya, H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, has urged fellow African leaders to prioritize the participation of youth on the continent in economic and political affairs Africa to expand Africa’s productive workforce and promoting entrepreneurship. 

President Kenyatta said that the youth had lots of energy and ideas that could be harnessed as positive instruments of change to counteract the adverse impact of COVID-19 and climate change. 

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EAC launches Raising the Flag Project

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 15^th July 2021:  The EAC Secretariat has launched the ‘Raising the Flag’ Project to promote the engagement of youth and children in the EAC integration process.

‘Raising the Flag’ is an EAC sensitization initiative that will be implemented in collaboration with Save the Children International and organisations under the East African Civil Society Organisations Forum and the East African Youth Network.  

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5th Sectoral Council of Ministers on Gender, Youth, Children, Social Protection and Community Development underway in Arusha

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 9^th June, 2021: A five-day meeting of the Sectoral Council Ministers on Gender, Youth, Children, Social Protection and Community Development is currently underway at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha. 

The 5^th Sectoral Council on Gender, Youth, Children, Social Protection and Community opened on Monday, 7th June, 2021 with the Session of Senior Officials that ended today, Wednesday, 9^th June, 2021. The Coordination Committee or Session of Permanent/Principal/Under Secretaries is slated for Thursday, 10^th June, 2021 followed by the Session of Ministers/Cabinet Secretaries on Friday, 11^th June, 2021. 

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EAC marks International Women's Day 2021

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East African Community, Arusha, Tanzania, 12^th March 2021: The East African Community (EAC), in collaboration with women organizations, and financial support from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH through the Support to Market Driven and People’s Centred Integration (SEAMPEC) programme, commemorated the international women’s day 2021 virtually under the theme “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World” with the Campaign Theme being: #ChooseToChallenge.

EAC staff, EALA members, representatives from EACJ, apex bodies of the Regional Dialogue Committee, GIZ staff, women rights associations in the region and EAC Youth Ambassadors, attended the virtual meeting.

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