By Ali Balunywa, AfricaNews reporter in Almere
UGANDA, 20. Oktober 2008: A historic summit that would bring together the 26 countries of the three major blocs in East and South Africa would take place in Uganda.
Trade arrangements and infrastructural development aimed at harmonizing commerce in the region is to be discussed this coming Wednesday, 22nd October 2008.
About 14 heads of state, including Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe and the new South African president, Kgalema Motlanthe are scheduled to attend the Tripartite Summit in Kampala. Also, they are expected to provide a panacea to the continent’s under-development.
The 26 countries are from the East African Community (EAC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
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