East African Community

𝐄𝐀𝐂 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐭𝐬 $𝟒𝟔.𝟑 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐐𝟏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

The EAC recorded strong trade growth in the first quarter of 2026, with total trade rising by 30.7% to US$46.3 billion. Export earnings grew faster than imports, driving the region’s trade surplus to US$1.6 billion.

Africa remained the EAC’s largest trading partner, while trade with SADC continued to show strong growth.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗔𝗖 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻 (𝗝𝗮𝗻–𝗠𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:https://eac.opendataforafrica.org/ihrbbkg/statistics-bulletin

Kenya’s High Commissioner to the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Amb. Catherine Karemu, paid a courtesy call on the EAC Secretary General at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

They deliberated on the current state of EAC integration, with emphasis on strengthening regional cooperation and advancing trade facilitation to support regional development.

𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐀𝐂 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐲

South Sudan’s Minister of EAC Affairs, Hon. Pieng Deng Kuol, has presented the Act domesticating the EAC Treaty to the EAC Secretary General, Amb. Stephen P. Mbundi.

▪️The Act follows the recent assent to the Treaty Establishing the EAC Act, 2026, by H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan, formally incorporating the EAC Treaty and its protocols into the national legal framework. It also responds to directives of the EAC Heads of State Summit urging Partner States to conclude domestication processes to enable full implementation of Community obligations.
🔹The domestication gives legal effect to EAC laws and protocols within South Sudan, allowing their application by national institutions.

🔹It also brings South Sudan’s legal framework into conformity with Article 8(2) of the EAC Treaty and is expected to strengthen implementation of key regional integration priorities, including the Common Market Protocol, free movement of factors of production, legal harmonisation and broader participation in Community programmes.

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Tanzania & the EAC, H.E. Andrey Avetisyan, paid a courtesy call on the EAC Secretary General, Amb. Stephen P. Mbundi at the HQ, Arusha.

Discussions focused on enhancing cooperation between the EAC & Russia to advance integration & on mutual development initiatives.