The Society for International Development (SID) released 'The 2012 State of East Africa Report: Deepening Integration, Intensifying Challenges' on 24 April 2012 in Dar es Salaam. The annual report compares cultural, economic, political, social and technological trends across the five East African Community countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda).
Ushirikiano wa Serikali Zilizo Wazi (Open Government Partnership-OGP) ulizinduliwa rasmi jijini New York, 20 Septemba 2011 na Rais Barack Obama. Wawakilishi toka nchi 40 walihudhuria uzinduzi wa OGP, wakiwamo Rais Jakaya Kikwete wa Tanzania, Rais Zuma wa Afrika Kusini, na mawaziri toka Kenya. Kutoka Afrika ni nchi sita tu zilikidhi vigezo vya msingi kujiunga na ushirikiano huu, kati ya hizo, tano zilijiunga na sasa zinaandaa mikakatiya kitaifa ya utekelezaji wa kanuni za Ushirikiano huo.