Reality check on DRC with EACRF getting extension amid protests

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Kenyan soldiers serving under East African Community Regional Force patrolling at Kibati in DRC on April 18,2023. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a dilemma on how to secure the country’s troubled east by tapping on the support of neighbours still viewed with suspicions by local civilians.

This week, the East African Community, to which the DRC belongs, extended the mandate of the East African Community Regional Forces (EACRF) by three months to December.