EAC seeks extension on signing trade deal with Europe
The extraordinary summit of the East African Community heads of state was held at the State House Dar es Salaam in Tanzania on September 8, 2016. PHOTO | NMG
The East African Community (EAC) heads of state have pushed the date for the final decision on the bloc’s commitment on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with European Union to January next year.
Following almost six hours of closed-door meeting at the Magogoni State House, Dar es Salaam, the EAC chairman, Tanzania’s President John Magufuli told a plenary session that after considering all the issues raised by member states on EPA, the bloc’s leaders decided to seek a three-month extension to allow for further deliberations that will be a “win-win.”
