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What
is the East African Community?
The
East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental
organisation of the Republics of Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic
of Tanzania with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. The treaty for
establishment of the East African Community was signed in 1999 and it
entered into force in 2000 following its ratification by the Partner
States.
What
are the aims and objectives of the East African Community?
The
East African Community aims at widening and deepening co-operation among
the Partner States in, among others, political, economic and social
fields for their mutual benefit. To this extent there shall be
established a Customs Union as the entry point of the Community, a
Common Market, subsequently a Monetary Union and ultimately a Political
Federation of the East African States.
Source:
EAC Website |
