East African Community (EAC)

Founded

2000-07-07

History

Aims

Widen and deepen cooperation among partner states in political, economic, social, cultural, health, education, science and technology, defence, security, legal and judicial areas, for their mutual benefit; to this end, establish a customs union as entry point, a common market, subsequently a monetary union and ultimately a political federation. Achieve these goals by: promoting sustainable growth and equitable development of partner states, including rational utilization of the region's natural resources and protection of the environment; strengthening and consolidating longstanding political, economic, social, cultural and traditional ties among the peoples of the region, promoting a people-centred development; enhancing and strengthening participation of the private sector and civil society; mainstreaming gender in all programmes and enhancing the role of women in development; promoting good governance, including adherence to the principles of democracy, rule of law, accountability, transparency, social justice, equal opportunities and gender equality; promoting peace, security and stability in the region and good neighbourliness among partner states.

Events

Activities

Structure

Finance

Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations

Cooperates with other African organizations in the spirit of: T-XT9114 - Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (Abuja treaty). These include: F-XF3162 - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA); F-XF4199 - Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD); F-XF2522 - Southern African Development Community (SADC). Memoranda of Understanding or cooperation agreements with: F-XF0018 - African Development Bank (ADB); G-XG9639 - Agence française de développement (AFD); COMESA; U-XG8887 - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ); F-XF2147 - European Union (EU); B-XB2183 - ILO; G-XG6910 - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Regional Economic Community of: D-XD8572 - African Union (AU). Permanent Observer to: E-XE3377 - ECOSOC. Observer to: E-XE8700 - Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC); General Assembly of A-XA3375 - United Nations (UN). Links with: H-XJ8428 - Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF); F-XF3380 - UNICEF; E-XE0621 - United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa (UNREC). Links indicated by:

• E-XK0544 - Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP);
• F-XM5905 - African Competition Forum (ACF);
• E-XE6038 - African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO);
• E-XE8700 - Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC);
• F-XF9551 - Common Fund for Commodities (CFC);
• E-XE4156 - Eastern and Southern African Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG);
• E-XJ0141 - Great Lakes Initiative on AIDS (GLIA);
• E-XE3867 - Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR);
• B-XB1505 - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO);
• F-XF2007 - Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA);
• F-XF2197 - Regional African Satellite Communications Organization (RASCOM);
• E-XM2250 - Regional Centre on Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Great Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering States (RECSA);
• D-XD4612 - Southern African Customs Union (SACU).

Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations

Set up under EAC auspices: D-XD8584 - East Africa Law Society (EALS); D-XD8589 - East African Business Council (EABC); E-XJ7445 - East Africa Regulatory Postal and Telecommunications Organization (EARPTO); U-XJ7442 - East African Investment Promotion Authority Organization; U-XF4523 - East African Resource Facility (EARF); U-XE4536 - East African Tourism Coordinating Agency (EATCA); H-XD9030 - East African Trade Union Coordinating Council (EATUC); E-XE4535 - East African Youth Council (EAYCO); U-XJ7443 - Joint Research Council for East Africa. Participates in: F-XJ5936 - Global Island Partnership (GLISPA). Member of: B-XM3114 - Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC). Library is member of: A-XA1945 - International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Cooperates with: E-XE3975 - International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC); U-XM0975 - Rainwater Partnership. Links with: D-XJ5013 - East African Meteorological Society (EAMS). Links indicated by:

• D-XM5095 - Africa Atrocities Watch;
• E-XM4542 - Africa Leadership Institute (AFLI);
• E-XJ6258 - African Leadership Centre (ALC);
• G-XN1346 - College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka (CAWM);
• F-XK1338 - Eastern Africa National Networks of AIDS and Health Service Organizations (EANNASO);
• D-XM0403 - Eastern and Southern African Dairy Association (ESADA);
• D-XG9790 - Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA);
• E-XC4494 - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE);
• U-XE1824 - Mwelekeo wa NGO (MWENGO);
• E-XD4622 - Nordic Africa Institute (NAI);
• F-XF6440 - Observatory of Cultural Policies in Africa (OCPA);
• D-XJ8943 - Panafrican Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA);
• D-XJ3016 - TradeMark East Africa (TMEA).

Publications

Members

Type I Classification

Type II Classification

Subjects ^*

• Society → Communities
• Commerce → Money
• Commerce → Customs
• Nation State → Intergovernmental Communities
• Nation State → Political

UN Sustainable Development Goals ^**

UIA Org ID

XD6196