Rwanda, an EAC member, saw its lower legislative house approve a law making Swahili an official language in 2017  in addition to Kinyarwanda, French and English.
Rwanda, taifa mwanachama wa EAC, kupitia bunge lake la chini, ilipitisha msuada wa kukifanya Kiswahili kuwa lugha rasmi mnamo 2017  kando na Kinyarwanda, Kifaransa na Kiingereza.