Presidents William Ruto of Kenya and Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe will convene a Joint EAC-SADC Summit within seven days to formally adopt resolutions on peace in DRC. This summit follows a Nairobi session merging the EAC-led Nairobi Process, the SADC-supported Luanda Process, and other peace efforts into a single African Union (AU)-anchored framework.

• A Joint Secretariat, combining EAC, SADC, and AU technical secretariats, will be based at the AU Commission headquarters in Addis Ababa.
• President Mnangagwa lauded Ruto’s "cordial and committed leadership" in advancing the unified approach.
• The Nairobi session was attended by esteemed facilitators including Olusegun Obasanjo, Uhuru Kenyatta, and Catherine Samba-Panza, among others, underscoring the high-level commitment to regional peace.