35th Meeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers Responsible for EAC Affairs and Planning and the 58th Extraordinary Meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers underway in Arusha

Written on 02 September 2025. Posted in Press Release

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 2nd September, 2025: The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat is currently hosting the 35^th Meeting of the Sectoral Council of Ministers Responsible for EAC Affairs and Planning (SCEACMP) and the 58^th Extraordinary Meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers at it’s Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

The parallel meetings, which began on 31^st August, 2025 and are scheduled to conclude on 6^th September, 2025, have brought together Senior Officials, Permanent/Principal/Under Secretaries, and Ministers from Ministries Responsible for EAC Affairs and other key Ministries from the eight EAC Partner States.

The objective of the two meetings is to deliberate on key policy and strategic matters geared towards advancing regional integration and sustainable development across the Community.

The 35^th SCEACMP commenced with the session of Senior Officials, held from 31^st August to 1^st September 2025. This will be followed by the session of the Coordination Committee, comprising Permanent/Principal/Under Secretaries on 3^rd September, 2025 and will culminate with the Ministerial Session on 5^th September, 2025.

The SCEACMP is deliberating on a number of high-priority agenda items, including the Draft 7^th EAC Development Strategy, the Draft Terms of Reference (ToR) for reviewing the EAC Vision 2050, and the Draft ToR for developing a Regional Language Policy.

In addition, the meeting is reviewing the Draft EAC Calendar of Activities for July - December 2025 and considering progress updates on the elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) in the region.

Running in parallel, the 58^th Extraordinary Council Meeting is placing strong emphasis on strengthening the institutional capacity of the EAC by addressing critical human resource issues. 

The agenda includes consideration of the Report of Technical Experts on Job Descriptions to ensure clarity and alignment of roles, as well as a review of the Operational Manual for the Implementation of the Quota System in staff recruitment to promote inclusivity across the Community.

The 58^th Extraordinary Meeting commenced today, 2^nd September, 2025 with the Senior Officials session, to be followed by the Session of Permanent/Principal/Under Secretaries on 4^th September, and will conclude with the Ministerial Session on 6^th September ,2025.

The two Council meetings underscore the EAC’s steadfast commitment to deepening regional cooperation and accelerating socio-economic development among its Partner States.

For more information, contact:

Florian Mutabazi
Media Coordinator
Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department
EAC Secretariat
Arusha, Tanzania
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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 24^th November, 2023 and became a full member on 4^th March, 2024.