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Somalia now a full member of East African Community

Somalia has officially joined the East African Community (EAC) as a full member, completing all necessary steps for membership in the regional bloc.

The EAC secretariat announced on X (formerly Twitter) that Somalia deposited its Instrument of Ratification with the Secretary General, marking its full membership in the EAC.

The Instrument of Ratification is a formal document through which a country agrees to be bound by the terms of a treaty or agreement.

Last November, the heads of state of the existing EAC member states unanimously agreed to admit Somalia into the bloc.

With its admission, Somalia becomes the eighth member of the EAC, joining Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda.

This move is expected to stimulate economic growth in Somalia, which is still in the process of recovering from three decades of conflict and instability.

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