The Kenyan Presidency said that the leaders of the countries of the East African Community, during a meeting they held in Nairobi to discuss the security situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, agreed to create a regional force to try to end the conflict in the eastern part of the republic.

And she explained in her statement that “the leaders of the countries indicated that the regional forces should strive, in cooperation with the army and administrative forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to establish stability and peace in the country”, noting that “the leaders of the countries called for an immediate ceasefire and fighting “.

The announcement comes at a time when heavy fighting is fueling decades of fighting between Kinshasa and Kigali as the Democratic Republic of the Congo accuses Rwanda of being behind attacks by March 23 Movement rebels accused of killing 26 Congolese soldiers in an attack last January. Although Rwanda has repeatedly denied supporting the rebels, each country has blamed other countries for cross-border attacks.