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Sudan’s application into the EAC rejected by Tanzania and Uganda
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Uganda, Tanzania raise the red flag against Khartoum’s practice of Sharia law, treatment of women.
Khartoum’s application to join the East African Community (EAC) was on the verge of collapse at the weekend after officials from Uganda and Tanzania refused to endorse it.
Sudan stunned the region earlier this year when it applied to join the EAC ahead of the breakaway Republic of South Sudan, which has closer political, economic and cultural ties to the rest of the EAC member states.
A similar application by South Sudan to join the regional trading bloc, which came only last week instead of the required six months ahead of the summit, was late and would instead be discussed next year.