The regional blocs, Southern African Development Community, SADC, and the East Africa Community, EAC, of southern and eastern Africa to which the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, belongs will hold a joint summit in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Feb 7-8 to discuss the conflict in eastern Congo.
This follows an agreement between the Chairman of SADC chair, President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe, and EAC counterpart President William Ruto of Kenya.
“President Samia Suluhu Hassan has graciously agreed to host the summit to deliberate on the situation in Eastern DRC,” President Ruto said.
He said DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart President Paul Kagame have confirmed attendance of the meeting that will be preceded by a ministerial meeting on Friday before the Heads of State convene on Saturday.
Reuters/Shakirat Sadiq
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