The Latest Breaking News from EAC

East Africa bloc announces peace talks for eastern DRC

The announcement came as Congolese troops clashed anew with the M23 north of the city of Goma in the volatile east.

Al Jazeera · Nov 14, 2022

India will stand out with 7% growth rate in FY23 amid global gloom, says EAC-PM member Sanyal

New Delhi Amid fears of the world slipping into recession, India will perhaps emerge as the stronges

The Hindu · Oct 9, 2022

Several coastal zone projects approved despite environmental impact assessment inadequacies: CAG report

The CAG report on 'Conservation of Coastal Ecosystems' says instances were observed where Expert Appraisal Committees of the Union Environment Ministry granted clearances to projects, though domain experts were not present during the deliberations

The Hindu · Aug 9, 2022

Encourage use of green artificial modules, reef structures in sea, expert panel tells Puducherry CZMA

‘Deployment of sample artificial reef modules, made of concrete, in the sea in Puducherry did not require any permission under CRZ Notification, 2011’ 

The Hindu · Jun 10, 2022

Haryana: Ministry of environment, forest and climate change panel's team to visit solid waste management site today

PANCHKULA: A four-member sub-committee of the economic advisory council (EAC) of the the ministry of environment, forest and climate change will visit the proposed integrated municipal solid waste management facility at Jhuriwala from 9am to 3pm on Saturday to verify objections on conversion of forestland into waste management and landfill…

The Times of India · May 28, 2022

Go for universal basic income, says EAC-commissioned study

NEW DELHI: The government must allocate a bigger percentage of expenditure towards social services and the social sector to make the most-vulnerable population resilient to sudden shocks and stop their descent into poverty, a study commissioned by the economic advisory council (EAC) to the PM has said.

The Times of India · May 19, 2022

East African Community agrees on regional force to try to end Congo unrest

The seven countries of the East African Community (EAC) have agreed to set up a regional military force to try to end decades of bloodshed caused by militant activity in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya said.

Reuters · Apr 22, 2022

East African Community expands with the recent addition of DRC

The East African Community’s (EAC) membership has grown to seven with the official admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo as a new member. The other members are Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 6, 2022

Congo joins East African trade bloc, widening the market

The central African nation of Congo has joined the East African Community, widening the trade bloc’s footprint with the admission of its seventh member

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022

EU will have to wait for East Africa regional bloc trade pact

African leaders are meeting in Brussels on Thursday with European leaders for a two-day summit that will inevitably discuss growth and trade. However, signing the long-awaited economic partnership agreement with the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc remains off the agenda, according to the Tanzanian Ministry of Investment, Industry and…

Radio France Internationale · Feb 17, 2022