Leaders from the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold their second combined summit on Monday evening to discuss the security issues in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The virtual summit will be led jointly by President William Ruto, who holds the position of EAC Chairperson, and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is the SADC Chairperson.
The leaders will discuss a report from the joint EAC-SADC ministerial meeting held on March 17 in Harare, Zimbabwe, as they look for answers to address the continuing unrest in the area.
The leaders from the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold their second combined summit on March 24, 2025, to discuss the significant security issues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a portion of the announcement.
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be represented by its Double Troika consisting of Zimbabwe (the current chair), Angola (the previous chair), and Madagascar (the upcoming chair). Additionally, countries guiding the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security Affairs include Tanzania (current chair), Malawi (upcoming chair), and Zambia (previous chair).
South Africa, which contributes troops to the SADC mission in the DR Congo, will join the virtual meeting alongside the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The gathering will be the second collaborative summit since President Ruto jointly chaired the first meeting in January, following an agreement made during the EAC Summit on January 26.
Although DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame had both confirmed their presence at the gathering, Tshisekedi did not attend the meeting.
His spokesperson, Tina Salama, subsequently attributed the conflict to scheduling issues in her statement to the press.
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