Ndayishimiye to steer wider regional east DRC peace shuttle
Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi (left) is greeted by Burundi's Evariste Ndayishimiye as he arrives for the extraordinary summit of East African Community heads of state in Bujumbura, Burundi on February 4, 2023. PHOTO | TCHANDROU NITANGA | AFP
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye is set to take over the leadership of a wider regional peace mechanism, granting him additional duties to steer the peace shuttle in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ndayishimiye, the current chairperson of the East African Community, will now lead the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM), an African Union and UN-supported regional mission in the Great Lakes Region meant to help end violence in eastern DR Congo.
