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Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi jets to Tanzania for the Joint Ministers meeting of East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Friday.
Mudavadi will co-chair the ministers' meeting to address the security situation and ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The meeting will precede a Joint Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the EAC and SADC on Saturday that will be co-chaired by President William Ruto.
“This Joint EAC-SADC Summit represents a significant step towards fostering unity, solidarity and collective action in addressing one of the most pressing challenges in our region. The meeting will hopefully develop a unified regional strategy to support the DRC in achieving lasting peace, security, and development,” a statement from Mudavadi’s office said.
The summit follows an agreement between the chairman of SADC, President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe, and Ruto, EAC chairperson.
Ruto had earlier indicated that He said President Felix Tshisekedi of the DRC and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda have confirmed attendance.
United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between Government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group expands.
The rebels have already seized the provincial capital, Goma, and reports indicate that they are closing in on the key city of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province.
The hostilities are occurring in a mineral-rich region that has been volatile for decades amid a proliferation of armed groups, which has forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes over the years and seek safety in displacement camps.
UN humanitarians warn that the situation continue to worsen for civilians likely trapped by days of intense fighting in and around Goma, which has a population of over one million.
Vivian van de Perre, the deputy head of the United Nations mission in the DRC, on Wednesday said nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a fighting between M23 militants and the national army.
