The East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) is a multinational force deployed in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in November 2022 to help restore peace and stability in the eastern part of the country.

2023年12月21日 · The East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) on Thursday completed its exit from Goma, citing a mixture of successes and drawbacks during its stay in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The EACRF has made tremendous progress in its efforts to restore peace and stability in Eastern DRC as envisaged by the Summit of EAC Heads of State. In line with Decisions of the Summit, the EACRF has continued to ensure observance of ceasefire and in addition overseeing the withdrawal of armed groups who have handed over to the EACRF most of ...

On October 24, 2023, fighting erupted in the Kibumba area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) and the March 23 Movement (M23), one of the country’s most prominent rebel groups.

4 天之前 · EACRF quit DRC in December 2023, but Kinshasa had long refused participation of Rwandan troops, limiting their role to the border, or administrative observer roles. The EACRF incensed Kinshasa for refusing to engage M23, instead, it vouched for providing buffers to protect civilians, pushing a unique concept called ‘military diplomacy.’

2023年3月30日 · The arrival of the Burundian forces as part of the first contingent of East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in August 2022, was meant to shore up the political settlement facilitated by the former Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta.

2025年3月4日 · The DRC government proposed that the EACRF confront the M23 and defeat it. The multiplicity of these rebel groups is another challenge in itself. The three provinces most affected by conflicts in the country, notably North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri, experience the presence of a multitude of armed groups.

2025年2月26日 · The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered a new and more destabilizing stage. A call for a pause in the fighting by leaders from the 8 member states of the East African Community (EAC) and 16 member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was dismissed by Rwandan-backed M23 rebel forces, who have continued their offensive to seize more territory ...

2025年2月28日 · The EAC aimed to address insecurity in eastern DRC by deploying a Regional Force (EACRF), with troops from Burundi, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda, to eastern DRC in November 2022, notwithstanding some EAC members’ competing vested interests. However, tensions regarding the EACRF’s mandate torpedoed the force.

2024年9月13日 · The deployment of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) in 2022, a period characterized by the emergence and intensification of the March 23 Movement (M23) — a rebel group that seeks to advance the interests of the Congolese Tutsi ethnic group within the DRC military and political system — was envisaged to change the fortunes ...