Ruto Pulls Off Historic Deal as Africa’s Power Blocs Unite in Nairobi
The resolutions were brokered with the help of former president Uhuru Kenyatta...
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President William Ruto co-chaired a historic summit in Nairobi on Friday, August 1, leading to a landmark deal uniting Africa’s major power blocs to tackle the deteriorating security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
- The summit resolved an immediate merger of structures from the East African Community (EAC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the African Union (AU) into a unified system governed by a joint secretariat led by the AU.
- The meeting, which also included President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe, agreed to combine the Terms of Reference (ToRs) for the AU Mediator and the EAC-SADC Panel of Facilitators.
- Key attendees included President William Ruto, his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta, and former Heads of State including Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria) and Sahle-Work Zewde (Ethiopia).
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African Summits and Peace Efforts for Democratic Republic of Congo - August 2025
President William Ruto co-chaired a historic summit in Nairobi on Friday, August 1, leading to a landmark deal uniting Africa’s major power blocs to tackle the deteriorating security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Following this, 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. They have also proposed an African Union-led Joint Secretariat to unify all regional peace efforts, including the Nairobi and Luanda initiatives, into a single, cohesive African-led framework, strengthening the continent's approach to conflict resolution.
