Joint EAC, SADC summit on DRC conflict to be held this week

A joint summit on the conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo involving the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), will be held on Friday and Saturday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

This follows an agreement between the Chairman of SADC President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe and EAC Chairperson President William Ruto of Kenya.

“President Samia Suluhu Hassan has graciously agreed to host the summit to deliberate on the situation in Eastern DRC,” President Ruto said.

He said President Felix Tshisekedi of the DRC and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda have confirmed they would attend the meeting that will be preceded by a ministerial meeting on Friday before the Heads of State convene on Saturday.

President Ruto confirmed that he has engaged President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia,

Who have confirmed their participation at the extra-ordinary summit.