An EU in East Africa?

Passport-free travel, a common market, and a single currency. Sound like the EU?

Traveling without a passport or visa, which is a right within the European Union, may soon be possible for around 135 million people in East Africa. Since 1 January 2014, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda have allowed their citizens to travel freely across the three countries. At border control stations, an identity card, whether for work, school or voting, is all that's required. Travelers no longer suffer high visa costs and nerve-wracking administrative processes. That's because Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda are members of the East African Community (EAC).

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: "No time to lose": Remarks by EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations between the EU and the Eastern African Community (EAC) http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-no-time-to-lose-remarks-by-eu-trade-commissioner-karel-de-gucht-on-the-comprehensive-economic-partnership-agreement-negotiations-between-the-eu-and-the-eastern-african-community-eac/

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