EAC

Meeting of the Burundian Minister of Foreign Affairs with the Ambassadors of EAC Member Countries

On the morning of September 5, 2026, His Excellency Ambassador Édouard Bizimana, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, chaired an urgent meeting with Ambassadors accredited to Burundi representing the member countries of the East African Community (EAC). The purpose of this meeting was to exchange views on the worrying situation concerning certain Burundian citizens engaged in small …

Bujumbura hosts national consultations on the EAC draft law relating to seeds and new plant varieties

On August 26, 2026, in Bujumbura, Mr. Sophonie Nitunga, Permanent Secretary in charge of Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, officially launched the national consultations on the 2025 EAC draft law on seeds and new plant varieties. These consultations will continue until August 28, 2026, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In …

Harmonizing a draft law on East African Community Medical products (2024)

On August 18 and 19, 2026, an important meeting was held at Roca Golf hotel in Bujumbura Province, and was launched by the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, Mr Aime NKURUNZIZA, General Director and head of the Burundi’s Integration Program at the East African Community. This meeting, which brought together focal points from …

EAC Contribution to the Fight Against Cross-Border Crime

On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in Bujumbura, His Excellency Ambassador Édouard Bizimana, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration, and Development Cooperation, presided over the official handover ceremony of a donation of two Toyota Hilux vehicles, offered by the General Secretariat of the East African Community (EAC), represented by His Excellency Ambassador Stephen Patrick Mbundi, Secretary General of the Organization. These …

National Consultation on the EAC Integrated Water Resources Management Strategy (2026–2035)

This Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in Bujumbura, Mr. Séverin Mbarubukeye, Permanent Secretary in charge of East African Community Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, officially opened the national consultation meeting on the draft Integrated Water Resources Management Strategy of the East African Community (2026–2035) and its action plan. Organized over three days, this meeting …