EAC troops get nod for deployment in east DR Congo
East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, Dr Peter Mutuku Mathuki (left) and DRC deputy PM and Foreign Affairs Minister Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen' Apala hold copies of EAC troops deployment deal after sigining them as President Felix Tshisekedi (centre back) looks on. PHOTO | COURTESY
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has signed a troop deployment deal with the East African Community (EAC), 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.
