| Date | November 2019 | Marks available | 15 | Reference code | 19N.3op1.HL.TZ0.27 |
| Level | Higher level only | Paper | Paper 3 (History of Africa and the Middle East) | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Discuss | Question number | 27 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Section 14: Africa, international organizations and the international community (20th century)
Discuss the successes and failures of the East African Community (EAC) (1967–1977).
Markscheme
The question requires that candidates offer a considered and balanced review of the achievements of the East African Community (EAC). Successes and failures may extend beyond the timeframe stated but they must be clearly linked to the issue raised in the question. Candidates may offer equal coverage of successes and failures, or they may emphasize their discussion of either; however, both aspects will be a feature of the response. Candidates may refer to successes such as the Community’s moves towards a common market and customs union, to failures such as its inability to reconcile the different economic systems of Tanzania and Kenya, and to growing political tensions within the EAC emerging from the rise of Idi Amin’s dictatorship in Uganda, particularly between Uganda and Tanzania.
