East African Community Faces a USD 125 Million Financial Crisis

By early October 2026, the eight East African Community (EAC) Partner States had paid only about 17% of their assessed contributions for the financial year, leaving more than USD 125 million in arrears. That amount exceeds the Community’s approved annual budget of USD 110.86 million. EAC leaders are due to address the crisis at their ordinary summit in Arusha in November 2026, after trying to tackle the issue at the previous summit in 2025. The report says the EAC is not technically insolvent, but its finances expose a structural funding problem that has persisted for more than a decade.