Enhancing Connectivity in East Africa: The EAC One Network Area Initiative (GIZ)
From October 8 to 11, 2024, the EAC Partner States, with support from the EAC-GIZ Programme, gathered in Nairobi to validate the assessment report and regulatory framework on the One Network Area (ONA) initiative. This initiative aims to streamline communication across the EAC by harmonising roaming and traffic exchange for voice calls, SMS, and data. The goal is to foster regional integration and make communication more affordable.
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About German Development Cooperation
The East African Community (EAC) and Germany are united by a long history of cooperation that predates the re-establishment of the East African Community (EAC) in 2000. The German government has supported the East African integration since 1999, based on the common understanding that regional integration will improve the social and economic development of EAC Partner States. Since then, Germany has committed more than 580 million euros for development cooperation with the EAC, making Germany one of the biggest and most reliable bilateral development partners of the community.
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Accelerating Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship in East Africa: The dSkills@EA Innovators Sprint Up Programme (GIZ)
The Innovators Sprint Up Programme, an initiative under the dSkills@EA project, is reshaping the entrepreneurial landscape for East African youth. With its reach spanning the EAC Partner States Burundi, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda—the programme has empowered over 1,000 young people, equipping university students and graduates with essential skills to scale their innovations and to attract potential investors to support their initiatives.
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Unlocking Regional Opportunities: Empowering SMEs Through EAC-GIZ Partnership (GIZ)
"We are grateful to EAC and GIZ for their support, which has enabled our company to build additional networks and create more linkages in the EAC and beyond. With knowledge sharing and networking at various exhibitions, I plan to diversify our product portfolio beyond cashew nuts and supply markets across EAC and Africa and eventually go global." Fatna Tambwe General Manager, Munawar Foods, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Strengthening East Africa's Climate Resilience and Action: EAC and GIZ Unite for COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan (GIZ)
From 11 to 22 November 2024, the East African Community (EAC), through its joint Lake Victoria Basin – Integrated Water Resources Management Project (EAC/LVBC-IWRM), supported by GIZ, is poised to participate in the COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This collaboration exemplifies GIZ's commitment to reinforcing East Africa’s resilience to the effects of climate change, promoting sustainable development, improving natural resource management and amplifying the region’s capacity to engage on a global stage.
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Handling Major Transboundary Disease Outbreaks at Border Control Points – Insights from Kenya's OSBP Official (GIZ)
“The EAC-German cooperation has been extremely useful in developing our capacity to handle major transboundary disease outbreaks at border control points. Now, we have in-house professionals who can train staff, undertake field simulation exercises, and handle disease outbreaks across borders." Dr. James Nyongesa Wakhungu Assistant Director of Veterinary Services and Border Veterinary Inspector, Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development, Namanga One-Stop Border Post, Kenya.
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EAC Deploys Experts to Combat Mpox Outbreak (GIZ)
For the first time, the East African Community (EAC) is operationalising its Rapidly Deployable Expert (RDE) Pool in response to an international public health emergency due to the spreading Mpox virus disease outbreak. The official flagging-off of the EAC RDE Pool is led by the EAC Secretary General, Hon. Veronica Nduva, and Marcus von Essen, Head of the East Africa Division at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), in the presence of the Ambassador of Burundi and Government representatives from the DRC, as well as an RDE Pool expert representatives.
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“As an Engineer from Tanzania, I Would Like to Work Freely in Kenya, Uganda, or Any of the Other EAC Partner States." (GIZ)
Professionals in the EAC face significant challenges in cross-border mobility, inhibiting the seamless sharing of academic and professional qualifications and experiences gained in one Partner State with another. Emma-Alice Kizito, a final-year student of Aeronautical Engineering and a software developer in Arusha, Tanzania, is a beneficiary of an EAC-GIZ Design Thinking Camp. The initiative provided her with the opportunity to meet and build networks with other young professionals from across the EAC.
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Call for Applications for the Youth and Women Innovations to Enhance East Africa’s Economic Integration (GIZ)
The EAC Secretariat in collaboration with GIZ through the LIFTED Project and East African Civil Society Organizations’ Forum with financial support from the European Union is inviting applications for the East African Community Hackathon. At its core, the hackathon will provide a platform for nurturing innovation and collaboration, empowering participants to devise, refine and elevate transformative projects that address critical barriers to regional trade in services.
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Promoting Sustainable Utilisation and Management of Natural Resources – The Case of Integrated Water Resources Management (GIZ)
What I appreciate in this partnership is the complementary of the Germany implementing agencies, KfW and GIZ. Whereas KfW supports us directly financially, GIZ advises us technically, e.g. via capacity building in critical areas that are essential to ensure that what we invest in will be more sustainable.”
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Enhancing Connectivity in East Africa: The EAC One Network Area Initiative (GIZ)
From October 8 to 11, 2024, the EAC Partner States, with support from the EAC-GIZ Programme, gathered in Nairobi to validate the assessment report and regulatory framework on the One Network Area (ONA) initiative. This initiative aims to streamline communication across the EAC by harmonising roaming and traffic exchange for voice calls, SMS, and data. The goal is to foster regional integration and make communication more affordable.
Read More....About German Development Cooperation
The East African Community (EAC) and Germany are united by a long history of cooperation that predates the re-establishment of the East African Community (EAC) in 2000. The German government has supported the East African integration since 1999, based on the common understanding that regional integration will improve the social and economic development of EAC Partner States. Since then, Germany has committed more than 580 million euros for development cooperation with the EAC, making Germany one of the biggest and most reliable bilateral development partners of the community.
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Agriculture & Food Security
Agriculture is one of East Africa’s most important sectors with about 80% of the region’s population living in rural areas and depending on agriculture for their livelihood.
Customs Union & Common Market
While the objectives of the East African Community cover almost all spheres of life, the main goal of the Customs Union is the formation of a Single Customs Territory and the implementation of the…
Education & Training
Recognising the importance of education and science & technology in economic development, the EAC focuses on harmonised curricula, certification and accreditation institutions as well as joint…
Environment & Natural Resources
The East African Community is endowed with various natural resources such as forests, water, wildlife, mountains, minerals and energy resources.
Gender, Community Development & Civil Society Mobilization
EAC regional integration is people-centred and participatory. To this end, broad participation of key stakeholders including women, youth, private sector and civil society is needed. Partner States…
Health
The EAC Secretariat is mandated to offer advisory and coordinating support for the Seven Partner States in the prevention of and response to outbreaks of infectious diseases of public health concern.
Industrial Development & SMEs
The EAC Partner States aspire to transform their economies to a modern and industrialised status that can sustainably generate sufficient outputs to satisfy both domestic and export markets and…
Investment & Private Sector Development
With the aim of harnessing the investment potential to promote economic growth and development in the region, the EAC Partner States have agreed to cooperate in the areas of Investment and Industrial…
Organisational Development & Outreach
The fast pace of EAC integration necessitates constant development of EAC at an organisational level to steer the integrational process. Furthermore, clear and tangible communication on the benefits…
Peace & Security
The EAC aims to achieve a peaceful and integrated region by enabling and enforcing collaboration between Partner States in preventing and resolving disputes and conflicts and ridding the region of…
Tourism & Wildlife
East Africa has recorded impressive achievements in the realm of tourism owing to the conscious efforts by EAC Partner States to work together in promoting growth in the sector.
