Arusha, Tanzania, 18 July 2012 – The East African Community (EAC) and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) today signed a pivotal agreement to strengthen and broaden cooperation in the areas of economic, social and cultural development throughout East Africa.
His Highness the Aga Khan, the founder and chairman of AKDN and Ambassador Richard Sezibera, Secretary General of the East African Community signed the agreement during a ceremony at the headquarters of the East African Community in Arusha.
The agreement is designed to facilitate and accelerate development in order to bring long-term sustainable benefits for the populations of the EAC partner states. Recognising the ethnic and religious diversity of the region, the agreement places emphasis on the importance of pluralism in building healthy, sustainable and prosperous societies and seeks to build on the multiple traditions of East Africa’s cultures, faiths and natural habitats.
The agreement also stipulates that AKDN and EAC will work jointly, together with the Government of Tanzania, to develop the Arusha region as a hub for commerce, governance and intellectual exchange.
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http://www.akdn.org/Content/1141
http://www.eac.int/index.php/about-eac/eacnews/1050-eac-akdn-mou.html
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