This week James Karuhanga, The New Times editor, joins to discuss whether or not additional East African forces will be able to help pacify the restive Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. 

On Friday, February 9, Defence chiefs from the East African Community (EAC) partner states directed the immediate deployment of troops from countries yet to join the regional force in Goma, capital of North province in eastern DR Congo.

The regional military chiefs met in Nairobi, Kenya, in the presence of the EAC Secretariat following the bloc’s Heads of State’s directive on February 4 to have forces on the ground based on a timeline agreed on by the security chiefs.

Presently 900 Kenyan troops have already been deployed on the ground. 

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