EAC Sectoral Council on Cooperation in Defence Affairs convenes to discuss defence issues across the region
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.
The five-day meeting started with the Session of the Defence Experts Working Group on Operations and Training from Monday 12th and today 13th May 2025; Session of the Sectoral Committee on Cooperation in Defence, tomorrow Wednesday, 14th May 2025; Session of the Consultative Committee on Cooperation in Defence slated for Thursday, 15th May, 2025; and the Session of the Sectoral Council on Co-operation in Defence Affairs to be held on Friday, 16th May, 2025.
The meeting features a comprehensive agenda that includes reports on: Chief Executive Officers of the EAC military industrial facilities availed for shared utilisation, Defence Experts Working Group (DEWG) to develop a roadmap for the establishment of an online repository of all documents used in EAC Conferences and Exercises; and consideration of the Draft Defence Sector Calendar of Activities for the Period July – December 2025.
In addition, the meeting will consider: the Status of Implementation of Previous Decisions of the Sectoral Council. The 40th Meeting of the Sectoral Council on Cooperation in Defence Affairs has been convened pursuant to Article 10 of the EAC Protocol on Cooperation in Defence Affairs and in accordance with the EAC Calendar of Activities for the period January – June 2025.
For more information, please contact:
Simon Peter Owaka
Senior Public Relations Officer
Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department
EAC Secretariat
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 768 552087
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About the East African Community Secretariat:
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of eight (8) Partner States, comprising the Republic of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Rwanda, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republic of South Sudan, the Republic of Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The Federal Republic of Somalia was admitted into the EAC bloc by the Summit of EAC Heads of State on 24th November, 2023 and became a full member on 4th March, 2024