Spotlight | DRC
EAC regional force alarmed by M23 crisis

General Emmanuel Kaputa, deputy chief of staff from the East African Community (EAC) regional force, answers journalists during the arrival of Burundian troops at Goma airport in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on 5 March 2023.
General Emmanuel Kaputa, deputy chief of staff from the East African Community (EAC) regional force, answers journalists during the arrival of Burundian troops at Goma airport in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on 5 March 2023. © Alexis Huguet/AFP
During a closed-door meeting, the East African Community's regional force expressed concern about the lack of synergy between the military and political responses to the crisis in eastern DRC. Kinshasa, meanwhile, has made discreet efforts to open channels of communication with the M23 rebels. [...]
Reading time 5 minutes Olivier Liffran, Joan Tilouine
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