Will the EAC-SADC Merger unlock the DRC crisis?

President Ruto, his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa and Prime Cabinet Minister Musalia at the joint summit of East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. President William Ruto has urged all parties in the conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to cease hostilities and embrace dialogue.[PCS]

African leaders agreed on the consolidation of two regional peace initiatives aimed at resolving the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

This agreement was reached during the Joint East African Community and the Southern African Development Community (EAC-SADC) Summit at State House, Dar es Salaam, over the weekend.