East African Community

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The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of 6 Partner States: the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

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Tanzania, Arusha

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Mar 31, 2026	Somalia's Hormuud Telecom Signs Digital Economy MOU With Germany's GIZ	Mogadishu — Somalia's largest telecommunications provider, Hormuud Telecom, and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) signed an agreement on Tuesday to develop an inclusive digital economy in Somalia and the wider East Afric...
Mar 30, 2026	East Africa: Why East Africa Must Own Its Ai Future, Not Import It	Experts warn that relying on foreign-built systems risks locking the region into solutions that do not reflect its realities. At a time when artificial intelligence is reshaping economies, the Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire,...
Jan 22, 2026	East Africa: Why 2026 Could Be a Breakout Year for Digital Trade in East Africa	For more than a decade, East Africa has been viewed as a region of unrealised potential, a future hub for digital trade, innovation and intra-regional commerce. In 2026, that future is reaching a critical point. Either digital trade scales ...
Jul 9, 2025	East Africa: EAC, IGAD Unite to Break Barriers in Cross-Border Digital Payments	Addis Ababa — THE East African Community (EAC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have joined forces to accelerate regional financial integration through a five-day workshop focused on payment systems interoperability...
May 14, 2025	East Africa's New Diplomacy Goes Digital	Analysis — An unexpected post on X from Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Jan. 30 in reaction to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during the recent flare-up in eastern DR Congo caught many people by surprise. But the moment was a rare...
Feb 11, 2025	Why MultiChoice is having a fintech Moment	MultiChoice Group is diversifying into fintech. Through a partnership with global venture capital firm General Catalyst and payments specialist Rapyd, the JSE-listed broadcaster launched Moment in 2023 to process DStv and Showmax payments. ...
Feb 2, 2025	The Data Drought: Africa's Quest for Reliable Statistics	Africa stands at a crossroads. The continent is rich in resources and potential, yet it grapples with a severe data crisis. Without reliable statistics, development remains a mirage. The recent Forum on Statistical Development in Africa (FA...
Feb 2, 2025	DR Congo conflict risks broader regional war, Burundi warns	GOMA: The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday (Feb 1), as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious disea...
May 14, 2024	Rwanda: Experts Discuss Use of Digital Technologies to Minimise Civilian Death, Injury in Conflict Situations	Military and police officers from Rwanda and across Africa, government officials, peace-advocating organisations and cyber-security experts convened in Kigali on Tuesday, May 14, for a discussion on the applicability of international humani...
Apr 16, 2024	HISTORIC BATTERY MINERALS SUMMIT SET FOR ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA	NOW SCHEDULED ON JULY 1ST & 2ND, 2024 ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA, April 16, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As the world grapples with the extreme effects of climate change, leading companies, investors, government agencies, and NGOs are focused on ...
Feb 9, 2024	Africa-focused funds find their feet amid a downturn	In the midst of a funding downtime last year, and with conditions getting tougher for fund managers raising capital as backers (limited partners) enhanced their focus on strategy and track record, some new African and Africa-focused funds s...
Jan 10, 2023	Kenya and South Africa are working to address trade barriers	Kenya and South Africa are working to address trade barriers: where to start. Picture from Twitter by @AlgeriaHerald. Trade volumes between Kenya and South Africa have always been minimal compared to each country’s engagement with its other...
Nov 23, 2022	M23: Four things to know about the rebel group	A Congolese military officer leads a session to enrol new recruits into the army to go to the front against the M23 (March 23 Movement) rebellion, in Goma, on 7 November 2022. – Since 20 October, fighting has resumed between the Congolese a...
Jul 20, 2022	Sexual and reproductive laws in east African countries	Sexual and reproductive laws in east African countries:Image: Adobe stock Six of the countries of the East African Community – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania – recently concluded public hearings on a new sexual and...
Jan 28, 2022	EAC applauds the re-opening of the Gatuna-Katuna Border Post by the Republics of Rwanda and Uganda	EAC applauds the re-opening of the Gatuna-Katuna Border Post by the Republics of Rwanda and Uganda Posted in Press Release East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 28th January, 2022: The EAC Secretariat applauds the leadershi...
May 21, 2021	Story: Brewing a good cup of tea	'Our tea company now follows a business model that respects circularity and optimal use of raw materials, energy, water, and waste management. Integration of these ideas has helped us improve in many ways.' Robert Koech, Managing Director o...
Jun 21, 2019	Promoting fisheries in East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda announce new plans	Three East Africa countries have separately announced new plans that would enable them to reap from the fisheries and aquaculture of Lake Victoria and the Indian Ocean, as they presented their 2019-2020 financial year budgets concurrently. ...
May 22, 2019	Regional Organizations’ Application of R2P: The ECOWAS Military Intervention Into the Gambia	African regional bodies, are increasingly taking a larger role in promotion of peace and security in their respective regions. This is in stark contrast to previous years, when the main concern of these bodies was economic. Take, for exampl...
May 15, 2019	The Kenya–Somalia Maritime Dispute and Its Potential National Security Costs	The at-times fraught relationship between Kenya and Somalia took a new turn in 2014, when Somalia submitted a compromis before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) claiming that Kenya was conducting illegal acts in what Somalia claimed ...
	East African Community inches towards financial integration	Neil Ford January 30th 2023 • East Africa • Trade & Investment In December, the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) passed a bill establishing the East African Financial Services Commission (EAFSC), one of the key steps on the road...
	East African Community membership offers hope for Somalia	In late January a mission from the East African Community travelled to Somalia to assess its readiness to become its latest member state. The team from the seven-nation bloc – which comprises the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania...

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Parsers VC has collected 22 articles mentioning East African Community, among them “Somalia's Hormuud Telecom Signs Digital Economy MOU With Germany's GIZ” (Mar 31, 2026) and “East Africa: Why East Africa Must Own Its Ai Future, Not Import It” (Mar 30, 2026).

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