Last year, the Congolese leader wrote a letter to EAC chairperson Paul Kagame (Rwanda) seeking to be allowed to join the community.
President Tshisekedi's goal appears to be to enhance connectivity and trade with DRC’s neighbours.
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi’s desire for his country to join the East African Community (EAC) has remained since he took power in January 2019.
In record time, President Tshisekedi has travelled to all the countries that share borders with the DRC, a clear difference from his predecessor Joseph Kabila, whose management of the country was considered introverted or even closed.
