East African Community Treaty

1999 treaty to establish the Community

The treaty for the establishment of the East African Community was signed on 30 November 1999. It entered into force on 7 July 2000 following its ratification by the original three Partner States – Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. 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.[2]

See also

  • List of treaties

References

  1. ^ "East African Community" (PDF). Mea.gov.in. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ "East African Community". Eac.int. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2018.


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