A number of key regional structures are set to be merged following a landmark summit co-chaired by President William Ruto on Friday, August 1.
The meeting, chaired by Presidents William Ruto and his Zimbabwean counterpart, Emmerson Mnangagwa, brought together leaders and facilitators from the East African Community (EAC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the African Union (AU) to address the deteriorating security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
One of the biggest resolutions from the summit was the immediate merger of the EAC, SADC, and AU structures into a unified system aimed at tackling the DRC crisis more effectively.
Once merged, the new structure would be governed by a joint secretariat, led by the African Union, which will be in charge of streamlining the operations of the EAC, SADC and AU. President William Ruto, his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta and other regional leaders during a SADC-EAC meeting in Nairobi on Friday, August 1.
