How has EAC positioned itself for 2017 and beyond?

It recently emerged that, in February, a sub-committee of ministers responsible for East African Community affairs agreed on a confederation model instead of a political federation as the last stage of EAC integration.
Chair of the EAC Council of Ministers Augustine Mahiga receives document of instrument of ratification from Aggrey Tisa SabunI of South Sudan in Arusha, last year. / Internet photo
Chair of the EAC Council of Ministers Augustine Mahiga receives document of instrument of ratification from Aggrey Tisa SabunI of South Sudan in Arusha, last year. / Internet photo
James Karuhanga