TANZANIA: All set for Presidents Magufuli and Kiir to Sign a Treaty
The
Treaty for accession of South Sudan to the East African Community (EAC) will be
signed in Dar es Salaam on Friday, 15 April 2015 the Secretariat has announced.
Treaty for accession of South Sudan to the East African Community (EAC) will be
signed in Dar es Salaam on Friday, 15 April 2015 the Secretariat has announced.
President
John Magufuli of Tanzania will sign the document as the chairman of the EAC Heads of State
Summit while South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit is expected to do the
same for his country, the newest member to the bloc.
John Magufuli of Tanzania will sign the document as the chairman of the EAC Heads of State
Summit while South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit is expected to do the
same for his country, the newest member to the bloc.
South
Sudan was admitted to the EAC during the 17th Ordinary Summit of the regional
leaders held in Arusha on March 2. The world’s newest nation, which gained
independence in July 2011 after seceding from Sudan, applied to join the bloc
later that year.
Sudan was admitted to the EAC during the 17th Ordinary Summit of the regional
leaders held in Arusha on March 2. The world’s newest nation, which gained
independence in July 2011 after seceding from Sudan, applied to join the bloc
later that year.
Presidents
Magufuli, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni, Uhuru Kenyatta of
Kenya and Burundi Vice President Joseph Butore endorsed Juba’s application,
which had been on cards in the last four years during their meetings.
Magufuli, Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni, Uhuru Kenyatta of
Kenya and Burundi Vice President Joseph Butore endorsed Juba’s application,
which had been on cards in the last four years during their meetings.
The
Arusha summit, which was attended by all regional leaders of the five partner
states, except
Arusha summit, which was attended by all regional leaders of the five partner
states, except
President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi, designated the Tanzanian
leader as the chairperson of the Community to sign the Treaty of South Sudan’s
accession on behalf of other leaders.
SouthSudan now becomes the sixth member of the Community at a time when the
application of war-torn Somalia is awaiting the dispatch of a verification team
to Mogadishu to assess the Horn of Africa’s country readiness to join the
Union.
EAC
has lately attracted countries neighbouring the bloc. Sudan, which for many
years administered Juba as an autonomous state, is reported to have applied to
join the bloc while Comoro and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have
shown willingness.
has lately attracted countries neighbouring the bloc. Sudan, which for many
years administered Juba as an autonomous state, is reported to have applied to
join the bloc while Comoro and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have
shown willingness.
President
Salva Kiir is already in Tanzania for a one-day state visit to the country.
Salva Kiir is already in Tanzania for a one-day state visit to the country.
SOURCE: AMECEA Online News
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