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Full name: East African Community (English) OR Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki (Kiswahili)
| Area: |
1,820,000 sq. km |
| Population: |
135.4 million (2012) |
| GDP: |
$84.7 billion (2012) |
| EAC Headquarters: |
Arusha, Tanzania |
| First established: |
1967 |
| Dissolved: |
1977 |
| Re-established: |
November 30, 1999 |
| Official language: |
English |
CHAIRMAN OF THE SUMMIT:
H.E. Yoweri Museveni
CHAIRPERSON OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS:
Hon. Shem Bageine
SECRETARY GENERAL:
Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera
Previous Secretary General: Amb. Juma Mwapachu
Deputy Secretaries General (current)
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION:
Mr. Jean Claude Nsengiyumva
PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE
Dr. Enos Bukuku
PRODUCTIVE & SOCIAL SECTORS:
Hon. Jesca Eriyo
POLITICAL FEDERATION:
Dr. Julius Tangus Rotich
DIRECTOR GENERAL (CUSTOMS & TRADE):
Mr. Peter Kiguta
KEY EAC DATES
1967: EAC first established
1977: EAC dissolved
November 30, 1993:
Signing of Agreement for the Establishment of the Permanent Tripartite Commission for East African Co-operation
March 14, 1996:
Secretariat of the Permanent Tripartite Commission launched, full co-operation operations begin
November 30, 1999:
Heads of State of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania sign the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community
July 7, 2000:
Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community enters into force
June 18, 2007:
The Republic of Rwanda and the Republic of Burundi accede to EAC Treaty
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