{"id":8019,"date":"2026-04-26T17:48:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moci.website.so\/?page_id=8019"},"modified":"2026-05-09T07:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:23:20","slug":"eac-accession","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moci.gov.so\/en\/trade\/eac-accession\/","title":{"rendered":"EAC Accession"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8019\" class=\"elementor elementor-8019\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4e778 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b4e778\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44262a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f44262a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c788c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-woocommerce-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"c788c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">Home<\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8c547 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa8c547\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652f5e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"652f5e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e721b8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e721b8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc2906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dc2906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EAC Accession\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ee87a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01ee87a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSomalia joined the East African Community (EAC) as its 8th member in 2024. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through the Foreign Trade & Market Access Department, coordinates implementation of Somalia\u2019s EAC accession obligations.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a76dab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a76dab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea3075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ea3075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Membership Status\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bdfe20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bdfe20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSomalia\u2019s admission into the East African Community marks a major step in regional integration, enabling closer trade cooperation, regulatory harmonisation, and implementation of regional economic frameworks.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbeb667 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbeb667\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e1210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5e1210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8th EAC Partner State\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d52e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42d52e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"status-card\"><p class=\"section-text\">Somalia formally joined the East African Community in 2024 and is now participating in regional economic and trade integration processes under the EAC Treaty.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"section\"><div class=\"container\">\u00a0<\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-536af28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"536af28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaedd85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eaedd85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87f0ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e87f0ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accession Timeline\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6466a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a6466a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35edb54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tj-accordion\" data-id=\"35edb54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tj-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n  <div data-wow-delay=\"0.3s\" class=\"accordion tj-faq-style style-2 wow fadeInUp\" id=\"faqOne-35edb54\">\n          <div class=\"accordion-item tj-faq-item active\">\n        <button\n          class=\"accordion-button \"\n          data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n          data-bs-target=\"#faq-1-35edb54-1\"\n          aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          Admission Process\n        <\/button>\n        <div\n          id=\"faq-1-35edb54-1\"\n          class=\"accordion-collapse collapse show\"\n          data-bs-parent=\"#faqOne-35edb54\">\n          <div class=\"accordion-body faq-text\">\n            <p>Somalia completed the accession process and was admitted as the 8th member of the East African Community.\n\n<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"accordion-item tj-faq-item \">\n        <button\n          class=\"accordion-button collapsed\"\n          data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n          data-bs-target=\"#faq-1-35edb54-2\"\n          aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          Treaty Integration\n        <\/button>\n        <div\n          id=\"faq-1-35edb54-2\"\n          class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \"\n          data-bs-parent=\"#faqOne-35edb54\">\n          <div class=\"accordion-body faq-text\">\n            <p>National implementation work is underway to align domestic systems with EAC treaty obligations.\n\n\n<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"accordion-item tj-faq-item \">\n        <button\n          class=\"accordion-button collapsed\"\n          data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n          data-bs-target=\"#faq-1-35edb54-3\"\n          aria-expanded=\"false\">\n          Implementation Phase\n        <\/button>\n        <div\n          id=\"faq-1-35edb54-3\"\n          class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \"\n          data-bs-parent=\"#faqOne-35edb54\">\n          <div class=\"accordion-body faq-text\">\n            <p>The Ministry is coordinating priority obligations and regional trade compliance requirements.\n\n\n<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac703e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ac703e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231d064 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"231d064\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a492aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a492aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Accession Obligations\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5958d46 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5958d46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8dd46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aaa991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3aaa991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Market\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd81655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd81655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImplementation of regional trade mobility and market access obligations.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399350e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"399350e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cadcb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cadcb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trade Policy Alignment\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c60eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2c60eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHarmonisation of trade policies with EAC partner state requirements.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c9287 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23c9287\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Foreign Trade & Market Access Department serves as the lead unit for coordinating Somalia\u2019s EAC implementation obligations, alignment milestones, and partner-state engagements.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EAC Accession Somalia joined the East African Community (EAC) as its 8th member in 2024. 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