The East African Community (EAC) Heads of State meeting has on Tuesday March 29, officially admitted the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into the bloc.
The admission was announced today during an 19th Extra-Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State that held virtually.
The Democratic Republic of Congo becomes the regional bloc’s seventh member.
While addressing the EAC Heads of State Summit, President Uhuru Kenyatta, who is the chairperson of the Summit, said the admission of the DRC to the EAC will enable the community to achieve much needed development based on the economies of large scale.
“Today, 29th, is a historic day in the history of the EAC as we admit the DRC into the EAC. We have already considered and agreed in our closed session and the Summit has taken the decision to admit the DRC into the EAC,” said President Kenyatta.
“The admission of the DRC into DRC is historic not only for our countries but our continent at large.”
“For people who are looking for prosperity, this is a very important issue. We welcome the DRC into the EAC,” said President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda.
“We now need to work on peace in the Eastern Congo, because that part of the region has been having problems for some time.”
Source: thecitizen.co.tz
