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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] William Ruto, the president of Kenya, is the current EAC chairman.
The Treaty for East African Co-operation was signed in 1967, launching the East African Community. [3] However, due to political differences and weak participation, the treaty was nullified in 1977, ending the East African Community. [3] Despite this, interest in further regional cooperation continued. [3]
The East African Federation (Swahili: Shirikisho la Afrika Mashariki) is a proposed federal sovereign state consisting of the eight member states of East African Community in the African Great Lakes region – Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. [6]
Rwanda and Burundi acceded to the treaty on 18 June 2007, and became full members of the community effective 1 July 2007. [1] The accord established the East African Community whereby all participating nations agreed to establish more cooperative commercial and political relations for their cumulative 133 million citizens.
The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) is a treaty-based judicial body of the East African Community tasked to ensure adherence to law in the interpretation and application of and compliance with the East African Community Treaty of 1999. The Court is made up of two divisions: a First Instance Division and an Appellate Division. [1]
1 June 1936: Ethiopia is added to Italian East Africa, now divided in six provinces: Addis Ababa, Amhara, Eritrea, Galla-Sidamo, Harar and Somalia. August 1938: Monarchy is abolished in the Kingdom of Bushiru. 1 January 1939: The province of Scioa is created in Italian East Africa from Addis Ababa and parts of Amhara and Galla-Sidamo.
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From 1961 to 1965, the two states along with Tanzania were united in the East African Common Services Organization, a common market with a loose federal structure. [1] Kenya and Uganda were also founding members of the original East African Community (EAC), which later collapsed due to ideological differences and territorial disputes within itself.