Kenya's President William Ruto and Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa have proposed an African Union-led Joint Secretariat to unify all regional peace efforts concerning the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This initiative, announced during a high-level EAC-SADC Co-Chairs session in Nairobi, aims to consolidate various peace processes, including the Nairobi and Luanda initiatives, into a single, cohesive African-led framework.

• The newly proposed structure will harmonize terms of reference, consolidate existing secretariats, and establish mechanisms for resource mobilization and humanitarian coordination.
• Key figures present included eminent African facilitators like Olusegun Obasanjo, Uhuru Kenyatta, and Catherine Samba-Panza.
• The agreement also includes a unified resource mobilization strategy, specifically focusing on humanitarian assistance for the DRC.