Mourners react as DR Congo former Prime Minister Etienne Tshisekedi's body arrives in Kinshasa, on May 31, 2019. The country offers a market of 81 million people, which is almost half the size of the East African Community. PHOTO | AFP
The Democratic Republic of Congo has applied to join the East African Community in a move that could potentially expand the boundaries of the trading bloc to the Atlantic coast of Africa.
The application comes following months of talks between DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda President Paul Kagame, who chairs the East African Community.
