19th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State set to take place on 29th March, 2022

East African Community, Arusha, Tanzania, 28th March 2022: EAC Heads of State are set to convene for the 19th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State, set to take place virtually, on Tuesday, 29th March 2022 from 11:00 am EAC Time.

The Summit is expected to consider the report of the Council Of Ministers on the negotiations between the East African Community (EAC) and the Democratic Republic Of the Congo (DRC) on admission Of DRC into the EAC.

The Extra-Ordinary Summit will be streamed live on the EAC website - www.eac.int alongside other EAC social media platforms.

The Summit is preceded by the 48th Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Council of Ministers, which took place on Friday, 25th March 2022 to consider the provisional agenda and programme of the 19th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State on Admission of the DRC into the EAC.