EAC Annual report Financial year 2017/2018

Abstract

The Annual Report FY2017/18 highlights that the Community has witnessed a number of important developments for the people of East Africa. The 5th EAC Development Strategy launched by the Heads of State in February 2018 with its critical priorities focusing on agriculture, infrastructure development, industrial development, peace and security for purposes of addressing the basic needs of the EAC citizenry, The signing of the an MoU with Goo gle and Singularity University - a hi-tech incubation center based in the Nasa Ames Research Park in the Silicon Valley in June, 2018, the EAC-EABC Committee was established in 2018, an Action Plan was agreed upon, and the development of an EAC Investment Portal as well as other joint initiatives are ongoing.