EAC leaders extend mandate of regional force in DRC by 3 months

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EAC leaders extend mandate of regional force in DRC by 3 months

STORY: EAC leaders extend mandate of regional force in DRC by 3 months DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Various of EAC heads of states meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER MATHUKI, EAC Secretary General 3. Various of EAC heads of states meeting STORYLINE: Leaders of the East African Community (EAC) have resolved to extend the mandate of their regional force that was deployed to restore security in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by additional three months. The decision was announced in a communique released following the 22nd Extra-Ordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of State held Tuesday evening in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The communique said that the leaders had collectively agreed to extend the mandate of the regional force in the DRC, which will expire on Sept. 8, by additional three months to Dec. 8. SOUNDBITE (English): PETER MATHUKI, EAC Secretary General "The heads of states took note of the followin

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