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DR Congo applies for admission to East African Community

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) welcomes the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi at State House, Nairobi on February 6, 2019. PHOTO | PSCU

By  Aggrey Mutambo

Editor - Africa & International

Nation Media Group

The Democratic Republic of Congo has formally applied for admission to the six-member East African Community (EAC).

The vast natural resource-rich central African country is seeking to join the regional bloc after various behind-the-scenes rapprochements.

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