21st EAC Ordinary summit

The 21st EAC Ordinary summit was held between 22 February 2021 to 25 February 2021 virtually.[1] This was the first summit held after the start of COVID-19 pandemic. The summit focused on considering applications of new members along with re-organizing the leadership of the bloc. The leadership of the community was transferred from Paul Kagame of Rwanda to Uhuru Kenyatta or Kenya.[2]

21st EAC Ordinary summit
The 21st Ordinary summit of Heads of State of The East African Community
East African Community
Host countryTanzania
Date22 February 2021 - 25 February 2021
Venue(s)Virtual
Participants Burundi
 Kenya
 Rwanda
 South Sudan
 Tanzania
 Uganda
Follows20th EAC Ordinary summit

Participants
Country Title Dignitary
 Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye
 Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta
 Rwanda President Paul Kagame
 South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit
 Uganda President Yoweri Museveni
 Tanzania Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan

Agenda

New Members

While South Sudan is a full member of the EAC, the state is behind in timelines to integrate its systems into the regional bloc. The heads of state directed the council to expedite the accelerate the process. The summit also noted that the application by Somalia had not begun the verification process and requested the committee to follow up on the exercise.[3][4]

The Democratic Republic of the Congo made a formal application to join the community and the heads of state considered the application for their admission at the 22nd EAC Ordinary summit.[5]

Leadership

The summit oversaw the appointment of a new Secretary General of the East African Community, Peter Mathuki of Kenya, who took over the position for a non-renewable 5-year term from Libérat Mfumukeko of Burundi.[6]

References
  1. "All set for virtual 21st Ordinary Meeting of the Summit of EAC Heads of State". www.eac.int. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  2. "President Kenyatta Commits To Regional Unity And Prosperity As He Takes Over EAC Chairmanship". President of Kenya.
  3. "Communiqué of the 21st ordinary summit of the East African community heads of state" (PDF). President of Burundi.
  4. Brown, Oswald (2022-07-27). "Somalia Makes Fresh Appeal to Join EAC". The Washington Informer. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  5. "DRC FAQs". www.eac.int. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  6. "Career : Peter Mathuki picked to head EAC Secretariat – ANA". Retrieved 2022-08-06.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.