A group of Ugandan traders has dragged five members of the East African Community (EAC) before the regional court seeking to block South Sudan’s entry into the bloc.
Uganda Traders Association of South Sudan (UTASS), in a suit filed in October before the East African Court of Justice argue that the Juba government does not meet the requirements expected of states applying to join the EAC.
With headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania, other members of the regional block are: Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and Uganda.
South Sudan applied to join the community in July 2011.
Member states will begin discussions on South Sudan’s admissions later this week.
Agencies
