EAC Heads of States order deployment of Regional Force to DRC

President Uhuru Kenyatta when he chaired an EAC Heads of States Summit at State House Nairobi. [PSCU, Standard]

The East African Heads of States have okayed the deployment of a regional force to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

In a meeting held at State House Nairobi, the heads of states instructed the newly-constituted East African Community Force to deploy immediately and in cooperation with the military and administrative forces of the DRC to stabilise and secure the peace in the country.