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East African Community

East African Community
  • Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki (Swahili)
  • Communauté d'Afrique de l'Est (French)
  • Umuryango w’Ibihugu by’Iburasirazuba bw’Afurika (Kinyarwanda)
  • Bulshada Bariga Afrika (Somali)
  • Lisanga ya Afrika ya Est (Lingala)
  • ekitundu ky’obuvanjuba bwa Afrika (Luganda)
Motto: "Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki"
Anthem: "Wimbo wa Jumuiya Afrika Mashariki"
An orthographic map projection of the world, highlighting the East African Community's member states (green)
An orthographic map projection of the world, highlighting the East African Community's member states (green)
HeadquartersArusha, Tanzania
3°22′S 36°41′E / 3.367°S 36.683°E / -3.367; 36.683
Largest cityKinshasa, DR Congo
Official languagesSwahili, English,[1] French
Lingua francaSwahili[1]
Demonym(s)East African
TypeIntergovernmental
Partner states
8 states
Leaders
• Summit Chairperson
South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit[2]
• Council Chairperson
South Sudan Deng Dau Deng
• EACJ President
Burundi Nestor Kayobera
• EALA Speaker
Burundi Joseph Ntakarutimana
Kenya Veronica Nduva
LegislatureLegislative Assembly
Establishment
• First established
1967
• Dissolved
1977
• Re-established
7 July 2000
Area
• Total
5,449,717[3] km2 (2,104,147 sq mi)
• Water (%)
3.83
Population
• 2024 estimate
343,328,958[3]
• Density
63/km2 (163.2/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2024 estimate
• Total
Int$1,027.067 billion[4]
• Per capita
Int$2,991
GDP (nominal)2024 estimate
• Total
US$349.774 billion[4]
• Per capita
US$1,019
HDI (2022)0.515
low
Drives onleft (in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda)
right (in the rest of the EAC)
Website
www.eac.int Edit this at Wikidata

The East African Community (EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation in East Africa. The EAC's membership consists of eight states: Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, and Tanzania.[5] Salva Kiir Mayardit, the president of South Sudan, is the current EAC chairman. The organisation was founded in 1967, collapsed in 1977, and was revived on 7th July 2000.[6] The main objective of the EAC is to foster regional economic integration.

In 2008, after negotiations with the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the EAC agreed to an expanded free trade area including the member states of all three organizations. The EAC is an integral part of the African Economic Community.

The EAC is a potential precursor to the establishment of the East African Federation, a proposed federation of its members into a single sovereign state.[7] In 2010, the EAC launched its own common market for goods, labour, and capital within the region, with the goal of creating a common currency and eventually a full political federation.[8] In 2013, a protocol was signed outlining their plans for launching a monetary union within 10 years.[9] In September 2018, a committee was formed to begin the process of drafting a regional constitution.[10]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference TEEAC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ @jumuiya (24 November 2023). "South Sudan has assumed Chairmanship of the East African Community" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2024.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: CIA World Factbook
  4. ^ a b "World Economic Outlook database: April 2024". imf.org. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. ^ "East African Community continues on a trajectory of expansion as Summit admits Somalia into the bloc". Eac.int. 25 November 2023.
  6. ^ "East African Community – Quick Facts". Eac.int. Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  7. ^ "A political union for east Africa? – You say you want a federation". The Economist. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  8. ^ "FACTBOX-East African common market begins". Reuters. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  9. ^ "East African trade bloc approves monetary union deal". Reuters. 30 November 2013.
  10. ^ Havyarimana, Moses (29 September 2018). "Ready for a United States of East Africa? The wheels are already turning". The EastAfrican.

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