Somalia, on Friday, officially joined the Community of East African States (EAC).
The EAC, which has its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania, now comprises 8 countries, including Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and according to the Burundian Head of State and outgoing EAC President, the member countries have “decided to admit the Federal Republic of Somalia under the accession of treaty.
The announcement was made from Arusha in the presence of Somali President Hassan Cheikh Mohamoud, who expressed his “deep gratitude”, saying that the moment is not just the culmination of an aspiration, but a glimmer of hope for a future full of possibilities and opportunities”.
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