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DRC
Tshisekedi administration's support for renewal of EAC force far from unanimous

Ugandan soldiers from the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) stand guard near one of their bases in Bunagana, on 19 April 2023. © Glody Murhabazi/AFP

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi finally agreed on 5 September to extend the East African Community regional force deployed in the east of the country by three months, despite Kinshasa preferring the deployment of SADC troops. [...]

Published on 18/09/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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