Formation and re-formation
Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda have cooperated with each other since the early 20th century. The East African Currency Board provided a common currency from 1919 to 1966. The … See more

Potential expansion
Angola
In 2019, President Lourenço mediated the re-opening of the borders and ending hostilities between … See more

Importance of the customs union
The key aspects of the customs union include:
1. a Common External Tariff (CET) on imports from third countries;
2. duty-free trade between the member states; and See more

As of March 2022, the combined population of all seven EAC member states was 312,362,653. The EAC would have the fourth largest population in the world, if considered a single entity.
The EAC contains 14 cities with populations of over … See more

The geographical region encompassed by the EAC covers an area of 4,810,363 square kilometres (1,857,292 sq mi), with a combined … See more

It has been argued, however, that the commonalities go far deeper. Many of the national elites old enough to remember the former EAC often share memories and a sharp sense of loss at its eventual dissolution. More cynically, others have argued that this … See more

The new treaty was proposed with plans drawn up in 2004 to introduce a monetary union with a common currency, the East African shilling, some time between 2012 and 2015. There were also plans for a political union, the East African Federation, with a … See more