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High Level participants, leading scholars and researchers of region to brainstorm on EAC Strategic Vision 2020ARUSHA, Tanzania, March 3, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)The 2nd EAC Symposium will be held in Arusha at the Mount Meru Hotel on 17-18 March 2011. The Symposium will be attended by leading Representatives of Government, Civil Society, Academia, Business Community and the Media from

Transition to low-sulphur diesel and cleaner vehicles could achieve US$6 billion in health savings for Sub-Saharan Africa each yearNAIROBI, Kenya, February 18, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)In a move that is set to improve air quality and reduce vehicle emissions across East Africa, Kenya has officially launched its transition to low-sulphur diesel. Containing only 5% of the amount of

ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 28, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The EAC Secretary General, Ambassador Juma Mwapachu, today held talks with the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Committee of Ambassadors and high ranking officials of IGAD led by the Executive Secretary, H.E. Engineer Mahboub Maalim.The talks centered on areas of collaboration between EAC and IGAD concerning

ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 28, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Minister to the Office of the President responsible for East African Community Affairs of the Republic of Burundi, and also Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers, Hon. Hafsa Mossi today opened the first meeting of the EAC High Level Task Force to negotiate the East African Monetary Union (EAMU) Protocol taking place

23 February 2011South Africa is pushing ahead to secure a free trade agreement between the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for East African States (Comesa).Briefing journalists in Cape Town on Tuesday, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said that a summit between the SADC, Comesa and the EAC would be hosted within weeks.He

ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 23, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)The East African Community and TradeMark East Africa today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that seeks to provide technical and operational support to the EAC Secretariat to effectively deliver on its mandate of coordinating regional projects and programmes that will contribute to the overall regional integration and

ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 22, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)The East African Community and the Government of the Republic of Finland today signed a Grant Agreement worth two million Euros (€2,000,000) to support the activities on the Lake Victoria Basin during the period 2011 – 2014. The Secretary General of East African Community, Amb. Juma Mwapachu initialed on behalf of the EAC while

INTERPOL is to provide essential equipment and training to law enforcement across East African countries tackling maritime piracy as part of a EUR 1.6 million project funded by the European Commission.A significant part of the funding will be dedicated to developing forensic and investigative capacity in the Seychelles, which has found itself increasingly on the frontline as the hub for

Wednesday, 16 February 2011 by Linda LarbieThe East African Community and the World Bank today signed a grant agreement worth USD 16 million to support a project that will transform the EAC's financial services sector.The agreement to fund the EAC Financial Sector Development & Regionalization Project was initialed by Secretary General Amb. Juma Mwapachu on behalf of the EAC and Country Director

A two-day meeting of the Technical Committee of the Regional Political Integration and Human Security Support Programme (RPIHSSP) to review status of implementation of the programme by the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) namely EAC, COMESA and IGAD is taking place 11 - 12 February 2011 at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala, Uganda.The EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Political

ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 7, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)A Multi-Sectoral Council of Ministers meeting on the EAC Common Market Protocol is underway in Bujumbura, Burundi. The Multi-Sectoral Council is considering several issues pertaining to the Protocol including two Annexes namely: Annex on Mutual Recognition of Academic and Professional Qualifications; Annex on Macro Economic

ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 7, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)The first stakeholders’ meeting on the Study to harmonize Vehicle Overload Control Laws and Regulations in the East African Community is taking place on 7-8 February 2011 at the Mt. Meru Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania. The meeting, which is being organized by the EAC Secretariat in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation

ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)Partner States’ experts in Conflict Early Warning started a two-day meeting in Arusha yesterday to develop a framework of indicators which will facilitate the operationalization of the EAC Early Warning Mechanisms (EAC-EWM).The EWM is an integral part of the Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution (CPRM) framework.The EWMs

ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)The 9th annual Africa Investment Forum 2011 (AIF) being organised by the Commonwealth Business Council in collaboration with the Government of The United Republic of Tanzania and the East African Community (EAC) will be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 17 to 19 April, 2011.The 2011 Africa Investment Forum themed Accelerating

ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 8, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)The Director of the Africa Centre for Strategic Studies (ACSS) at the National Defense University in Washington DC in the USA, Ambassador (Rtd) William M. Bellamy paid a one-day working visit to the EAC Headquarters today and held talks with various EAC Officials led by the Secretary General, Amb. Juma Volter Mwapachu.Amb. Bellamy

November 16, 2010 - (All Africa) - East Africa, which recorded an over 70 per cent rise in the amount of investments made last year, is increasingly attracting private equity funds destined for sub-Saharan Africa.In what a new report by the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), an industry association, partly attributes to advancement of the East African Community as a trading bloc

ARUSHA, Tanzania, October 25, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)Countries from the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region meet next week in Nairobi to discuss strategies and funding for development of infrastructure at the Infrastructure Development Conference organized by EAC, COMESA and SADC under the Tripartite Framework in conjunction with IGAD.The Conference runs from Thursday 28 to

ARUSHA, Tanzania, October 11, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)The European Union has appointed its Head of Delegation in the United Republic of Tanzania, Ambassador Timothy Clarke, as a representative to the EAC. Amb. Clarke presented his letter of accreditation to EAC Secretary General Ambassador Juma Mwapachu today in a ceremony held at the EAC Secretariat headquarters in Arusha.In a brief

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, October 11, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)Three of Africa’s foremost institutions, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union Commission (AUC) have established a Joint Secretariat to enhance coherence and cooperation in support of Africa’s development agenda.A statement issued today by the ECA said the Joint

Edited by: Mariaan Webb - Creamer Media ReporterThe Fund for Research into Industrial Development, Growth and Equity (Fridge) has called for consultants to conduct a study into the potential of the establishment of the proposed Free Trade Area (FTA) between the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa), the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community