The East African Community (EAC) welcomed Somalia as its eighth member on Friday, expanding the regional free trade bloc to more than 300 million people.  Somalia, with a population of 17 million, applied to join the EAC in 2012 and was admitted at a summit in Tanzania. The outgoing EAC chair, Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye, … Continue reading Somalia Joins East African Community as Eighth Member