Why EAC won't send observers to DR Congo's elections

Supporters cheer during a campaign rally at Sainte Therese in the Ndjili District of Kinshasa, DRC on December 18, 2023. PHOTO | AFP

The East African Community (EAC) on Monday said it will not send observers to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), becoming the second such bloc to be excluded from the elections by Kinshasa.

The EAC said it would not send a team of observers to monitor the DRC elections on the ground, as is the tradition among member states, blaming the authorities in Kinshasa for refusing to accredit the team.