It’s official: The EAC troops are leaving eastern DR Congo

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

The East African Community peacekeeping force will leave eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after December 8, but the bloc will remain involved in the quest for peace in troubled region, the heads of state have said.

A dispatch after the 23rd Heads of State Summit held in Arusha on Friday confirmed that Kinshasa will not extend the term of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF), although they haven’t quelled the conflict yet. Their mission is to be taken over by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) forces.