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SOMALIA · EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
A regional bloc convenes on the Indian Ocean coast
Mogadishu hosts EACON 2026 as Somalia’s newest chapter in an eight-nation community.
8
member states, one common market
Somalia and the East African Community
Somalia formally acceded to the EAC in 2024, becoming its eighth member state. EACON 2026 brings policymakers, institutions and the private sector from across the Community to Mogadishu to turn that membership into practical cooperation on trade, investment and human capital.
people in a single regional market
combined economy across eight Partner States
The frameworks that make it work
EAC Vision 2050
Long-term blueprint for a competitive, industrialised, integrated region
Customs Union
A common external tariff and free movement of goods
Common Market Protocol
Free movement of services, labour, capital and people
Monetary Union agenda
Convergence towards a single East African currency
Access to this market will not automatically benefit Somalia. Somali institutions, firms, ports, standards systems and workforce must be prepared to compete, connect and deliver within the regional economy.
The eight member states
Kenya
Nairobi
Founding member, 2000
Uganda
Kampala
Founding member, 2000
Tanzania
Dodoma
Founding member, 2000
Rwanda
Kigali
Joined 2007
Burundi
Gitega
Joined 2007
South Sudan
Juba
Joined 2016
DR Congo
Kinshasa
Joined 2022
Somalia
Mogadishu
Joined 2024 · Host of EACON 2026
Why regional integration matters
A more integrated East Africa means freer movement of goods, capital, skills and ideas across borders. For Somalia, EAC membership opens access to the Common Market, regional infrastructure planning and harmonised standards.