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EAC member states sign protocol on common market

The five member states of the East African Community (EAC) on Friday signed the protocol on the establishment of a common market within the block in Arusha, Tanzania.

The signing of the protocol by Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi is the second landmark step of the block toward integration.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete hailed the signing of the protocol as a great step, according to reports reaching here.

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