The talks are held between officials of the EAC secretariat and a high-powered government delegation from Mogadishu. The nine-day negotiations have brought together experts from the seven EAC partner states; Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, and the DR Congo. PHOTO | COURTESY
Arusha. Somalia, a country in the Horn of Africa, is inching towards joining the East African Community (EAC) bloc. Negotiations for its admission kicked off in Nairobi yesterday, with both sides—the Mogadishu government and the EAC—optimistic on the road map.