The Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) Member States has been postponed. It was scheduled to take place on Wednesday 15 April 2020. A total of 4 summits have been postponed in a row.
The Extraordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State scheduled for 15 April did not take place. The agenda focused on the regional response to the covid-19 pandemic. The fiscal, social and economic consequences of this viral disease were some of the issues to be addressed by the participants.
At present, no country in the East African Community has been spared by the coronavirus. As of 15 April, the EAC secretariat has identified 467 cases throughout the region.
The extraordinary summit on the pandemic has been postponed at the request of South Sudan.
People are becoming increasingly accustomed to the postponement of Summits of Heads of State of the East African Community countries.
The 21 st Ordinary Summit, which had been scheduled for 29 February 2020, did not take place. Southern Sudan was in the process of forming the transitional government.
The summit was originally scheduled for 30 November 2019 but did not take place. The summit on 27 December 2018 was also postponed.
In 2019, no summit could be held. Some issues may remain unresolved.
Gerard Rugambwa
