By Editorial,
The mandate of the peacekeeping mission deployed under the East African Community Regional Force in the North Kivu Province of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been extended to December 2023.
Troops from Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan and Burundi were deployed in territories of Masisi, Rutshuru and Nyiragongo, North Kivu province in 2022 to occupy positions that had been conquered by the M23 Movement rebels after defeating the Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo. The troop’s mandate is slated to expire on September 8, 2023 but during a 22nd extraordinary summit in Nairobi yesterday, it was resolved that the mandate be extended until December 8, 2023. END