EAC Flags Off Regional Cycling Tour in Move to Foster Regional Integration

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 31st August, 2026: The East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, Amb. Stephen P. Mbundi, has today officially flagged off the Great Africa Cycling Safari – East African Community Tour 2026 in Arusha, Tanzania, a regional cycling initiative aimed at promoting regional unity, citizen participation and greater awareness of the EAC integration agenda through sport and cross-border engagement. The 40 cyclists, comprising citizens from five EAC Partner States and one cyclist from Zimbabwe, will spend 55 days on the road, cycling more than 6,000 kilometres across five East African countries under the theme, “Promoting the Deepening Integration for Improved Livelihoods for the People of East Africa.”