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- The EAC is structured into seven main Organs: The Summit The Council of Ministers The Co-ordinating Committee Sectoral Committees The East African Court of Justice The East African Legislative Assembly The Secretariat
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Jun 3, 2024 · Among the chief executive organs of the EAC are the Summit (the heads of government of partner countries), the Council of Ministers (the EAC’s governing body), the Secretariat (tasked with ensuring compliance with EAC directives among members), the East African Court of Justice, and the East African Legislative Assembly.
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The Council of ministers. The Council of Ministers is the main policy organ of the Community (Article 14 EAC Treaty) as far as implementation of the Treaty provisions and integration programmes are concerned. It can initiate and submit bills to the EALA for consideration and enactment into law.
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Area: 619,745 sq. km Coastline: none Capital city: Juba Population density (per sq. km): 13.33 South Sudan is bordered by Sudan to the north, Ethiopia to the east, Kenya to the southeast, Uganda to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and the Central African Republic to the west. It includes the vast swamp region of the...
English is the official languages; while Arabic (of Juba and Sudanese variants) and other languages such as Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk are widely spoken.
New Year's Day, Peace Agreement Day (9 January), Easter Sunday, International Labour Day (1 May), SPLA Day (16 May), Independence Day (9 July), Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan), Martyrs’ Day (30 July), Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Republic Day (28 December). Religious festivals whose dates vary from year to year i...
South Sudan has 248 km of narrow-gauge, single-track railroad. The busiest and most developed airport in South Sudan is Juba Airport. Other international airports include Malakal, Wau, and Rumbe.
South Sudan is a United Nations member state, a member state of the African Union and of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development. In July 2012, South Sudan signed the Geneva Conventions. South Sudan has also applied to join the Commonwealth of Nations, considering that it was part of the British Empire, and has 2 Commonwealth Republics, Keny...
The Imatong Mountains are located in the southeast of South Sudan in the erstwhile state of Eastern Equatoria, and extend into Uganda. Mount Kinyeti is the highest mountain of the range at 3,187 metres and the highest in the whole of South Sudan. The range has an equatorial climate and has dense forests supporting diverse wildlife. The Sudd is a va...
South Sudan has a climate similar to an Equatorial or tropical climate, characterized by a rainy season of high humidity and large amounts of rainfall followed by a drier season. The temperature on average is always high with July being the coolest month with an average temperatures falling between 20 and 30 °C and March being the warmest month wit...
The most significant environmental issue is soil erosion as a result of overgrazing and the expansion of agriculture into marginal lands as well as deforestation due to little forested land remains because of uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel. In addition, habitat loss threatens wildlife populations.
South Sudan’s main vegetational belts run in succession from northwest to southeast, more or less in coincidence with rainfall patterns. They are low-rainfall savanna (grassland), high-rainfall savanna, both with inland floodplains, and mountain vegetation regions.
The country’s wildlife includes lions, leopards, and cheetahs as well as elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffalo, hippopotamuses, warthogs, and numerous varieties of antelope, such as gazelles, elands, and hartebeests. Chimpanzees, baboons, and monkeys are found in the forests. Birdlife includes ostriches, several kinds of partridge, cranes, storks, p...
The Secretariat is one of 7 Organs of the EAC. Others are the Summit, the Council of Ministers, the Co-ordinating Committee, the Sectoral Committees, the East African Court of Justice and the East African Legislative Assembly.
The EAC is structured into seven main Organs: The Summit; The Council of Ministers; The Co-ordinating Committee; Sectoral Committees; The East African Court of Justice; The East African Legislative Assembly; The Secretariat; The Community also has nine institutions, three of which became operational in July 2015. Continue reading
The East African Community (EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation composed of eight countries in East Africa. The member states are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania.
The EAC is structured into seven main Organs: The Summit; The Council of Ministers; The Co-ordinating Committee; Sectoral Committees; The East African Court of Justice; The East African Legislative Assembly; The Secretariat; The Community also has nine institutions, three of which became operational in July 2015. Continue reading
