East African Community
East African Community (EAC)
The East African Community, abbreviated as EAC, is a regional intergovernmental organisation with its headquarters in Arusha (Tanzania), consisting of the following member countries:
Burundi BI Rwanda RW Uganda UG
Kenya KE Tanzania TZ
The Treaty for Establishment of the East African Community was signed on 30 November 1999 and entered into force on 7 July 2000 following its ratification by the original three Partner States – Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Rwanda and Burundi acceded to the EAC Treaty on 18 June 2007 and became full Members of the Community with effect from 1 July 2007
EAC envisages at a prosperous, competitive, secure, stable and politically united East Africa by widening and deepening economic, political, social and culture integration in order to improve the quality of life of the people of East Africa through increased competitiveness, value added production, trade and investments
EAC has already established a customs union and an internal market, and is now preparing up a protocol to pave the way to monetary union.
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See Also
- International Organization
- Foreign Relations
- Intergovernmental Organization
- Regional Organization
- Regional Integration
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Further Information
East African Community website
Statistical Data
Africa-EU – key statistical indicators
Hierarchical Display of East African Community
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European Union > EU finance > EU financing > EAC countries
East African Community
Concept of East African Community
See the dictionary definition of East African Community.
Characteristics of East African Community
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Translation of East African Community
- Spanish: Comunidad del África Oriental
- French: Communauté d\’Afrique de l\’Est
- German: Ostafrikanische Gemeinschaft
- Italian: Comunità dell\’Africa orientale
- Portuguese: Comunidade da África Oriental
- Polish: Wspólnota Wschodnioafrykańska
Thesaurus of East African Community
International Organisations > Extra-European organisations > African organisation > East African Community
European Union > EU finance > EU financing > EAC countries > East African Community
See also
- EAC