EAC extends mandate of regional force in Congo to September

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

The leaders of the East African Community (EAC) on Wednesday approved the extension of the mandate of the regional force in the Democratic Republic of Congo until September.

But the six-month extension, effective March 8, has to be ratified by the government in Kinshasa, the formal requirement to fulfil the pact with the EAC.