Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have confirmed their attendance at a joint summit organized by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC).
In a press release on Monday, State House announced that SADC Chairperson, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and EAC Chairperson, Kenyan President William Ruto, had agreed to convene the summit on Friday and Saturday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. "President Samia Suluhu Hassan has graciously agreed to host the summit to deliberate on the situation in Eastern DRC," President Ruto stated.
Ruto also confirmed that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud would be in attendance.
Last week, Ruto chaired an extraordinary EAC summit where leaders discussed the escalating security crisis in Eastern DRC.
