DRC finally joins EAC next week, three years after formal application

EAC member states flags. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Democratic Republic of Congo will officially join the six-nation East Africa Community (EAC) Tuesday next week, adding its more than 90 million market population to the regional trading bloc.

The EAC Secretary-General Dr Peter Mathuki confirmed that the populous country will be admitted into the bloc on March 29 after approval by Heads of State Summit, nearly three years after making a formal application in June 2019.

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