EACON 2025
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EACON 2025 · 7–8 October 2025
From integration to implementation
The second edition returned to Mogadishu in October 2025 with a clear message: the East African Community must convert commitments into results. EACON 2025 focused on practical, scalable solutions — from smart agriculture to cross-border digital payments.
In numbers
350+ delegates
From across East Africa and beyond
Second edition
Opened by H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
Two policy briefs
On EAC market integration and a unified digital payment ecosystem
Four thematic areas
Agriculture, digital payments, trade facilitation, investment
Theme
From Integration to Implementation: Advancing Regional Growth Through Innovation and Cooperation
Smart Agriculture & Climate Resilience
Productivity and food security with modern tools.
Digital Payments & Financial Inclusion
Harmonised cross-border payments and inclusive finance.
Trade Facilitation & Economic Integration
Non-tariff barriers, customs and regional infrastructure.
Investment & Private Sector Growth
Connecting investors with ventures across East Africa.
Highlights
Policy Brief: EAC market integration
Legal, institutional and economic dimensions of Somalia’s integration, from the panel recommendations.
Policy Brief: digital payments
Towards a unified, interoperable digital payment ecosystem for the EAC.
Smart agriculture and climate resilience
AI, data and climate-resilient crops for a sector that is three-quarters of Somalia’s GDP.
Trade facilitation
Removing non-tariff barriers, customs efficiency and regional corridors.
Investment and private sector
PPPs, investor matchmaking and growth opportunities in infrastructure, manufacturing and green tech.
High-level opening
The President of Somalia opened the conference before delegates from across the region.
EACON 2026 builds on 2025
The third edition convenes in Mogadishu on 12–13 October 2026.