DR Congo Completes Process of Admission Into EAC NewTimesRwanda: EastAfrica
The formal presentation of the instrument of ratification, which marked the final phase of admission of the country as EAC's seventh member, was done at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
It comes after Kinshasa completed the internal and constitutional processes to ratify the EAC Treaty DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi signed on April 8. Kinshasa had been given up to September 29, a period of about six months, to undertake internal and constitutional processes to ratify the EAC Treaty and submit to the EAC Secretary General.
By depositing the instruments, DR Congo now has full rights and privileges like any EAC partner state to participate in all the bloc's programs and activities and affirms to meet the obligations of the bloc. Among others, it means that from now on, the DR Congo will fully participate in all EAC programs and activities and also join various areas of cooperation with the bloc.
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