Democratic Republic of Congo has formally joined the East African Community regional bloc becoming the seventh and newest member of the community after South Sudan.
DR Congo was admitted into the regional bloc on Tuesday during the19th Extraordinary Summit conducted virtually that brought together EAC Heads of State and was presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta who is the current chair of the bloc which also comprises Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
The proposal to admit DRC was presented by the EAC Council of Ministers during their 48th Extraordinary Council meeting on Friday to put the final touches on the admission plan.
Following the council of ministers meeting, EAC and Regional Affairs Principal Secretary Kevit Desai said all the prerequisite steps had been undertaken paving the way for the presentation of DRC’s bid to the Heads of State.
“The review mission is over, the negotiations are over."Desai stated.
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