DAR ES SALAAM, May 4 -- THIS week, Tanzania stands at the centre of an extraordinary diplomatic convergence.

As we welcome President Paul Kagame of Rwanda yesterday and prepare to host President William Ruto of Kenya, who will address our Parliament on Tuesday, we are seeing the coalescence of a unified vision for East Africa built on shared infrastructure, industrial ambition and a relentless focus on regional prosperity.

The presence of these two leaders in Dar es Salaam is a powerful signal that the EAC has moved beyond the era of tentative cooperation into an age of decisive integration.

Our “bullish” outlook on the regions growth is grounded in the tangible political readiness displayed by the current leadership to har...