DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi. The East African Community Council of Ministers has now approved the admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo into the regional bloc. FILE PHOTO | AFP
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The EAC Negotiations Team was led by Dr. Alice Yalla, Integration Secretary at the Ministry of EAC and Regional development and Prof Serge Tshibangu, special envoy of DRC President Felix Tshisekedi.
The Council has now directed the EAC secretariat to develop a draft roadmap for the integration of the DRC into the community and submit it to the Council for consideration.
The DRC admission process was kicked off by an application from the DRC in 2019 to join the EAC marking stage one of the admission process.
