The presidents of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, have confirmed their participation on Saturday (08) in an extraordinary joint summit of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on the conflict in the DRC, in Dar es Salaam..

The announcement was made on Monday by the Kenyan Presidency, which currently leads the EAC, in a context of strong tensions between Kinshasa and Kigali after the armed group M23 and its allies from the Rwandan forces seized Goma, the main town in eastern DRC, and continue to advance in the region.

According to a APThe two-day joint summit will be hosted by the President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan.

The statement said the summit "follows an agreement between SADC Chairperson Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe and EAC Chairperson William Ruto of Kenya."

On Friday (07), there will be a ministerial meeting before the summit of heads of state on Saturday," the statement added.

In addition to Tshisekedi and Kagame, the presidents of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, and Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, have also confirmed their attendance.

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