Quick Facts about COMESA

Area (incl. water): 1.82 million sq. km
Population: 480 million (2015)
GDP (current market prices): US$ 147.5 billion (2015)
COMESA Headquarters: Lusaka, ZAMBIA
First established: 1992
Official language: English, French & Arabic
Summit Chairperson: H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Council Chairperson: Rt Hon. Kirunda Ali Kivejinja
Secretary-General:

Key EAC Dates

1967: EAC first established

1977: EAC dissolved

30 November 1993:
Signing of Agreement for the Establishment of the Permanent Tripartite Commission for East African Co-operation
14 March 1996:
Secretariat of the Permanent Tripartite Commission launched, full co-operation operations begin
30 November 1999:
Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community signed
7 July 2000:
Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community enters into force
18 June 2007:
The Republic of Rwanda and the Republic of Burundi accede to EAC Treaty
1 July 2007:
Rwanda and Burundi become full members of the EAC
20 November 2009:
Protocol for the Establishment of the EAC Common Market signed
30 November 2013:
Protocol for the Establishment of the EAC Monetary Union signed
15 April 2016

The Republic of South Sudan accedes to EAC Treaty

5 September 2016
The Republic of South Sudan becomes a full member of the EAC

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