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East African Economic Community

Pre-independence Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda

Last modified: 2001-11-03 by rob raeside
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  • East African Commission
  • A new East African association (1997)
  • East African Community
  • East and Central Africa Cricket Council (ECACC)

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    East African Commission

    Zeljko Heimer, 5 July 1996

    The East African Commission used a green over blue flag with several thin lines in between: white, black, green, yellow, green, red, white. That made the flag look like a green-white-blue tricolour with several thin stripes in the white. The ratios of the stripes would be approximately 7:1:1:1:1:1:1:1:7 green, white, black, green, yellow, green, red, white, blue. Three red five-pointed stars are in upper hoist corner, arranged one under two.
    Zeljko Heimer, 5 July 1996

    The East African Commission collapsed in 1972.
    Bruce Berry, 2 May 1997


    A New East African Association (1997)

    Making A Mess Of The East African Flag

    Based on stories in The East African, June 16-22, 1997 by Charles Onyango-Obbo

    The new East African flag was seen for the first time on the 9 June celebrations in Uganda. Ugandan president Museveni called it "a sign that we are working together for closer East African Cooperation." The flag is described as typical of most African flags, overdone, with much detail, and in the middle is a little map of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, surrounded by several items.

    The flag was the result of a competition, and the product is a mishmash of the three flags of Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya and the little map, on a blue background.
    Submitted by Mark Sensen, May 1999, precised by Rob Raeside, 30 May 1999.


    by Pascal Gross, 16 January 2001

    The presidents of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania agreed yesterday (1 May 1997) to abolish double taxation for their nationals and to establish an East African passport and flag. ...... The agreement comes into effect after publication in the three countries' official gazettes. ...... The new flag, a combination of the three countries' national colours, is a symbol of the new East Africa co-operation arrangement.
    Bruce Berry, 2 May 1997

    The flag comprises 9 horizontal stripes of unequal width. The first and last are the thickest and are in blue. A thinner white stripe separates the blue from a black stripe and red stripe at the top and bottom of the flag. These stripes in turn are separated by a thin green stripe from the middle, thicker, yellow stripe. The colour order of the stripes is therefore: blue, white, black, green, yellow, green, red, white and blue.

    In the centre of the flag in the middle of the yellow stripe (extending across the green and into the black and red stripes) is the badge of the new EAC. I will try and describe it for you - In the centre is a map of the three countries (Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya) which is surrounded by a cog wheel which in turn is surrounded by a green garland at the top of which are the letters EAC in Black and below are two hands clasped together (in white). Surrounding this is another black and white circular band and the motto "USHIRIKIANO WA AFRIKA MASHARIKI" at the base. The letters are in black on a white background. Sorry, can't translate the motto and no meaning provided.
    Bruce Berry, 2 May 1997

    The motto "USHIRIKIANO WA AFRIKA MASHARIKI" means UNITY OF EAST AFRICA. USHIRIKIANO is a swahili word (unity), MASHARIKI means east, WA of
    Elizabeth Kariko, 2 July 2000


    East African Community

    From Associated Press on the Web:
    ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) - The presidents of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya launched a new East African Community on Monday, reviving a regional partnership that collapsed 23 years ago amid bitter disagreements over how modern African states should develop.
    Newspaper reports also say there is a flag which has been raised, but the normally vexillologically-reliable Yahoo! News doesn't show it.
    David Cohen, 15 January 2001

    The newly inaugurated East African Community replaces that which existed between the three countries prior to 1972 and intends to establish a customs union, regional court, legislative assembly and eventually, a political
    federation.

    A flag (shown above) was made by a South African flag manufacturer in 1997.

    regards

    Bruce Berry, 19 January 2001


    East and Central Africa Cricket Council (ECACC)

    by Juan Manuel Villascán

    Here is the flag and emblem of the ECACC.  It consists of a black field, charged with four shields and spears. The initials E C A C C below.

    Juan Manuel Villascán, 19 January 2001





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