Africa
Somalia joins regional East Africa trade bloc
3 years agoPresident Hassan Sheikh Mohamud received the #EAC Secretary General Hon. Peter Mathuki. The Villa Somalia today. We discussed the remaining steps of Somalia’s bid to join the EAC as per the directive of the 22nd EAC summit to expeditiously fast-track the verification process to accede to the EAC Treaty. Image: © Hassan Sheikh Mohamud/Twitter
Conflict-weary Somalia was admitted Friday into the East African Community (EAC) as the eighth member of the bloc as it seeks to expand free trade across the region. "We…