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Kenyatta Asks EAC to Fully Deploy Troops to DR Congo, Reports Say
Kenyatta Asks EAC to Fully Deploy Troops to DR Congo, Reports Say
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Uhuru Kenyatta, facilitator in East-African-Community-led peace process in DR Congo, has urged the countries of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) to fully deploy their troops in the east of the country.
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Uhuru Kenyatta, facilitator in the East-African-Community-led peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has urged the countries of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) to fully deploy their troops in the east of the country – in order to buffer controlled areas from clashes between the government forces and rebels.This is Kenyatta's first statement since the East African Community's (EAC) extraordinary summit in Bujumbura, which took place last Saturday. Although the ex-president did not attend the meeting, citing technical reasons, he endorsed the decisions that were made there. They included calls for an immediate ceasefire in the east of DR Congo, rebel withdrawals and new government-appointed timelines for these withdrawals.Kenyatta wishes that the EACRF will protect civilians and prevent combat between the Congolese government forces and the Tutsi-led M23 militant group. The EAC force was authorized in 2022 to support peace efforts, but protesters in Goma, the capital of the troubled North Kivu province, demand that the regional force join the government's fight against M23.The M23 stands apart among dozens of DRC militant groups; last year, the country's government accused Rwanda of supporting the rebels, which Kigali denied. The movement was subject of separate peace talks in Luanda, Angola, and has since agreed to support the peace efforts and withdrew from several areas. However, the fighting between the group and the government forces continues.
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Kenyatta Asks EAC to Fully Deploy Troops to DR Congo, Reports Say
Uhuru Kenyatta, son of Kenyan "Father of Nation" Jomo Kenyatta, served as the President of Kenya until 2022. He is a key facilitator in the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has been facing an armed conflict involving rebel groups. The ex-president also acts as a facilitator in the peace efforts in Tigray, Ethiopia.
Uhuru Kenyatta, facilitator in the East-African-Community-led peace process in the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, has urged the countries of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) to fully deploy their troops in the east of the country – in order to buffer controlled areas from clashes between the government forces and rebels.
"The Facilitator urges the countries of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) to deploy and take up their positions urgently and without further delay throughout eastern DRC, and in the case of North Kivu, for the regional force to inter-pose itself between the fighting forces in areas where the withdrawal of the armed groups has been effected," he said in a statement cited by the media.
This is Kenyatta's first statement since the
East African Community's (EAC) extraordinary summit in Bujumbura, which took place last Saturday. Although the ex-president did not attend the meeting, citing technical reasons, he endorsed the decisions that were made there. They included calls for an immediate ceasefire in the east of DR Congo, rebel withdrawals and new government-appointed timelines for these withdrawals.
22 January 2023, 08:27 GMT
Kenyatta wishes that the EACRF will protect civilians and prevent combat between the Congolese government forces and the Tutsi-led M23 militant group. The EAC force was authorized in 2022 to support peace efforts, but protesters in Goma, the capital of the troubled North Kivu province, demand that the regional force join the government's fight against M23.
The M23 stands apart among dozens of DRC militant groups; last year, the country's government accused
Rwanda of supporting the rebels, which Kigali denied. The movement was subject of separate peace talks in Luanda, Angola, and has since agreed to support the peace efforts and withdrew from several areas. However, the fighting between the group and the government forces continues.
