The security situation in the east of the DRC still shows signs of deterioration, along with the increase in tensions between the DRC and Rwanda, according to assessments by diplomatic circles attentive to the situation on the ground.

Alongside the efforts of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR, Luanda Process), led by Angola, the East African Community (EAC) has followed a two-pronged approach (Nairobi Process), which includes facilitating intra-Congolese dialogue and deploying a Regional Force (EACRF) in the east of the country to combat armed groups that refuse to join the dialogue process. READ MORE