At a Symposium last year, I told the participants that East African political federation was an idea that refuses to die, despite spirited attempts to kill it.

Presentation on the Regional Integration of the EAC and the efforts on strengthening cooperative relationship with non-partner states (including relationship with donors) by Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera, Secretary General of the East Africa Community. View here

SG BLOGS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTNER STATE COLLABORATION TO ENSURE SECURITY

Last week, I had the opportunity to be a part of the official opening of the EAC Military Command Post Exercise “Ushirikiano Imara” on Friday 21 October at the Rwanda Military Academy at Nyakinama.

Joint exercises by the Defence Forces of the EAC Partner States are held in the context of the East African Community Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Defence Matters. Under the Memorandum of Understanding, the EAC Partner States pursue an elaborate programme of activities, largely of confidence building among the Defence Forces.

SG BLOGS ON PROGRESS IN REGIONAL CO-OPERATION & FRIEDRICH EBERT STIFTUBG (FES) SUPPORT

I would like to thank the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) for the EAC Vision Consultative Group initiative. The initiative is timely and will contribute to propelling the EAC integration process forward.

The EAC appreciates the longstanding association with the FES and the support which the Foundation has extended to EAC integration, particularly in the area of raising popular awareness and mobilizing popular participation in the regional integration process.

Right from the inception of the EAC, FES stepped forward with support involving a series of workshops and seminars on the theme of Good Neighborhood in East Africa, Civil Society involvement and the Role of Women in the integration process. FES also sponsored several publications to popularize the EAC Treaty.