Ministry of East African Cooperation, Tanzania
Encyclopedia
The Ministry of East African Cooperation (MEAC) is the government ministry responsible for coordinating Tanzania
's political, economic, military
, social
and cultural relations with the other countries of East Africa
, primarily Kenya
and Uganda
. The Ministry works with the East African Community
, an organization which includes the East African Development Bank
, on matters of regional importance.
The Ministry was created in 2006 by an act of parliament
; its offices are located in Dar es Salaam
. Tanzania's current Minister for East African Cooperation is Hon. Dr. Diodorus Buberwa Kamala.
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
's political, economic, military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
, social
Social
The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
and cultural relations with the other countries of East Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
, primarily Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
and Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
. The Ministry works with the East African Community
East African Community
The East African Community is an intergovernmental organisation comprising the five east African countries Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Pierre Nkurunziza, the President of the Republic of Burundi, is the current Chairman of the East African Community. The EAC was originally...
, an organization which includes the East African Development Bank
East African Development Bank
East African Development Bank is a development finance institution with the objective of promoting development in East Africa.-Overview:...
, on matters of regional importance.
The Ministry was created in 2006 by an act of parliament
Act of Parliament
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; its offices are located in Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...
. Tanzania's current Minister for East African Cooperation is Hon. Dr. Diodorus Buberwa Kamala.