The Arusha Agreement was a treaty signed on 1969-09-24 in Arusha, Tanzania, between the European Community and the three East African states of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The agreement entered into force on 1971-01-01, concomitant with the second Yaoundé Convention, with the aim of establishing better economic relations between the EC and the African states. At the end of their validity time, the Lomé Convention was signed which substituted the previous agreements and enlarged them to 46 ACP countries. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... Arusha Clocktower Arusha with a view of Mount Meru Arusha is the capital of the Arusha Region, located in the north of Tanzania. ... The European Community (EC), most important of three European Communities, was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ...  Eastern Africa (UN subregion)  East African Community  Central African Federation (defunct)  geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... The Yaoundé Convention was a convention signed in the city of Yaoundé,Cameroon between the EC and ASMM (African States, Madagascar and Mauritius). ... The Lomé Convention is a trade and aid agreement between the European Union (EU) and 71 African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries, first signed in February 1975 in Lomé, Togo. ... ACP may stand for: Africa, Caribbean and Pacific, the countries that are signatories of the Cotonou Agreement. ...