EAC defence chiefs to meet over conflict in eastern DR Congo
Congolese refugees pass through the Bunagana border with Uganda as they flee from fighting between M23 rebels and DRC government forces on October 24, 2022. PHOTO | NICHOLAS KAJOBA | ANADOLU AGENCY VIA AFP
The Kenya Defence Forces has released a statement indicating that Kenyan troops will be deployed to the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC) following a decision endorsed and adopted by regional leaders at the third East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Conclave on Peace and Security in Eastern DRC held in Nairobi in June 2022.
At the same time, Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who is the chairman of the East African heads of state summit, has said that after consulting with his counterparts, the regional heads of defence forces will be meeting as soon as possible.
