E.A. COMMUNITY COUNCIL APPROVES DR CONGO ADMISSION

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi. The East African Community Council of Ministers has now approved the admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo into the regional bloc.

The East African Community Council of Ministers has now approved the admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo into the regional bloc.

The approval follows negotiations held between the EAC and the DRC from January 15th to 24th in Nairobi.

The EAC Negotiations Team was led by Dr. Alice Yalla, Integration Secretary at the Ministry of EAC and Regional development and Prof Serge Tshibangu, special envoy of DRC President Felix Tshisekedi.

“As you are aware the DRC delegation was in Nairobi in the last week of January 2021. The negotiations with the DRC have been concluded and a negotiation framework matrix jointly adopted,” said Adan Mohamed, Cabinet Secretary, EAC and Regional Development soon after an Extra-ordinary Council meeting virtually on 8th February, 2022.

“We have now recommended to the summit to consider admitting the DRC into the Community in accordance with Article 3 of the EAC Treaty.”

The Council has now directed the EAC secretariat to develop a draft roadmap for the integration of the DRC into the community and submit it to the Council for consideration.

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