East African Community Treaty

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.