Somali has gained full membership of the East African Community (EAC)

The Federal Republic of Somalia has officially joined as a full member of the East African Community after depositing its Instrument of Ratification with the Secretary General of the East African Community at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

The EAC common market – which consists of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda – was set up in 2010 and currently comprises almost 300 million people.

“Somalia officially joins the East African Community, reinforcing ties and opening new doors for progress and partnership,” Daud Aweis, Somalia’s minister for information, culture and tourism said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.