Congo joins East African trade bloc, widening the market
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The central African nation of Congo has joined the East African Community, widening the trade bloc’s footprint with the admission of its seventh member
KAMPALA, Uganda -- The central African nation of Congo has joined the East African Community, widening the trade bloc's footprint with the admission of its seventh member.
Congo applied to join the regional trade bloc, commonly known by its initials as the EAC, in 2019.
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya announced Congo's admission on Tuesday, calling it a “historic" moment for a group that originally only included Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
The bloc also includes Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan. With Congo's admission, it now commands a market of about 300 million people. Its overall goal is to create a political federation.
