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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>East African heads of state on Tuesday unanimously agreed to extend the mandated of the regional military force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for another three months.<\/p>\n

The East African Community bloc made the announcement on Tuesday, following a summit by the region\u2019s heads of state in Kenya\u2019s capital Nairobi.<\/p>\n

The regional force was deployed to eastern DR Congo in November 2022 to aid the response of the DRC Congo military against armed rebel groups in the eastern part of the country.<\/p>\n

Its mandate was to end on 8 September, but the extension means that the regional force will remain in eastern DR Congo until December 8th .<\/p>\n

The leaders said that they \u201ctook note of the operational milestones achieved by the EAC regional force towards restoration of security in the eastern DRC (DR Congo)\u201d.<\/p>\n

The three-two meeting was attended by South Sudan President Salva kiir, DR Congo Prime Minister Sama Lukonde, the presidents of Kenya Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi and Uganda\u2019s minister of East African Community Affairs Rebecca Kadaga.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. East African heads of state on Tuesday unanimously agreed to extend the mandated of the regional military force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for another three months. The East African Community bloc made the announcement on Tuesday, following a summit by the region\u2019s heads of state in Kenya\u2019s capital Nairobi. 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