DRC signs troop deployment deal with East African Community
East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, Dr Peter Mutuku Mathuki, EAC and Regional development Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohammed with DRC deputy prime minister Foreign Affairs Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen' Apala during the launch of negotiations between the EAC and Democratic Republic of Congo on the admission of DRC into the EAC at Windosor Golf Hotel and Country Club, Nairobi on January 17, 2022.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has signed a troop deployment deal with the East African community, signalling the imminent formal sending of forces to combat rebels in the east of the country.
President Félix Tshisekedi witnessed the signing of the agreement by Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula and Peter Mathuki, the secretary-general of the EAC.
