The 6th East African Community (EAC) week ended on Saturday in Kirehe district where MINEAC staff interacted with residents of Rusumo on the Rwanda-Tanzania border. They discussed regional integration and planted trees as a sign of Umuganda together with the community. In her remark, Minister Valentine Rugwabiza, urged Rwandans to exploit the EAC opportunities through promoting cross border trade, noting that the custom union grants the operation of the one-stop border post (OSBPs).
“We want you to trade without barriers. The common market involves free movement of goods, services, people, labour, capital and the right of establishment. We want to develop all borders such that people near them can do cross border trade develop and transform their lives,” Rugwabiza said. She observed that some students think that they will get employed in Rwanda after their studies yet the EAC market is wide. “Target the regional market which has expanded to over 143.5 million.
All the infrastructure you see and development was due to the decisions made in EAC,” she added. Held under the theme “8 Years of Rwanda in the EAC: Deepening the Regional Integration Agenda,” the 6th EAC week was aimed at raising awareness on EAC integration, updating Rwandans on Key achievements based on EAC integration, promoting awareness on key ongoing projects, programs and to address the public’s concerns on the integration.
Source: All Africa

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