East African Community (EAC) Kenya, Uganda

1. Introduction to East African Community (EAC)
2. Organs of the East African Community
3. Economy and Foreign Trade in EAC Markets
   1. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Burundi
4. Investing in the East African Community region
5. Business Climate Index of EAC Markets
6. Developing Strategic Partnerships
7. Trade Agreements of the East African Community
   1. COMESA-EAC-SADC Agreement
   2. EAC-U.S. Agreement
8. Customs, Market and Economic Union of the East African Community
9. Customs Union of the East African Community
10. Common Market of the East African Community
    1. Free Trade and Economic Integration Agreement
    2. Customs administration
    3. Trade liberalization
    4. Trade-Related Aspects
    5. Export promotion schemes
    6. Special economic zones
    7. Exemption regimes
    8. General provisions
11. East African Community Common External Tariff
12. East African Development Bank
13. East African Court of Justice

The educational aims of the Subject “East African Community (EAC)” are:

1. To understand the goals and functions of the East African Community (EAC)
2. To evaluate the benefits for the member countries and cooperation areas within the East African Community
3. To research the economic integration process (customs union and common market) and Foreign Trade among EAC member countries
4. To learn about role of the East African Development Bank

The Subject “East African Community (EAC)” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate in African Business.

Business in Central Africa.

Master in Business in Africa, International Business.

Languages: or Communauté Est Africaine Comunidade da África Oriental Comunidad del África Oriental.

Credits of the Subject “East African Community (EAC)”: 1

In 2005, the East African Community (EAC) established the Customs Union; the next step was the foundation of the Common Market (2010) and finally the Monetary Union.

1. The East African Community headquarters are in Arusha (Tanzania)
2. Total population of EAC region: 169 million people
3. Total area: 1,82 million km²
4. All these countries have Christian majorities

In 1967 was founded the East African Development Bank. The East African Development Bank is owned by Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. Other shareholders include the African Development Bank, the Netherlands Development Finance Company, and the German Investment and Development Company.

Bethwell Ogot was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the East African Community.

The East African Community (EAC) belongs to African Civilization.

1. East African Economic Area
2. Central African Economic Area

Trans-African corridors in EAC region:

1. Northern Logistics Corridor
2. Cairo-Gaborone
3. Lagos-Mombasa Logistics Corridor
4. North-South Logistics Corridor
5. Asia-Africa Logistics Corridor

The largest ports in the East African Community region:

1. Port of Mombasa
2. Port of Dar es-Salaam

Indian Ocean Commission.

EENI African Business Portal.