Faki is in the country to represent the African Union at the Joint Emergency Summit of East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government, set to take place later.

Leaders from both regional blocs are meeting to discuss and find solutions to the security situation in the DRC.

HISTORY will judge the leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) if they remain silent and fail to find a solution to the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Samia has cautioned.

The Head of State made the remarks in Dar es salaam today February 8, 2025 during a joint summit of Heads of State and Government of the EAC and SADC.

President Samia said the prolonged crisis in the DRC has severely impacted neighboring countries, endangering lives, destroying property, and disrupting cross-border trade, hence the urgent need for a lasting solution.

"As regional leaders, history will harshly judge us if we continue to stay silent and watch the situation worsen day by day. Our countries share a collective responsibility to bring this conflict to an end. This summit aims to ensure a lasting solution to the crisis and to restore peace to the Congolese people who have endured unrest for many years,” she said.

She added: "Tanzania is deeply concerned and closely monitoring the situation in eastern DRC. My country supports ongoing diplomatic efforts to resolve the DRC crisis and calls on all parties involved to engage positively in these peace talks, considering the interests and well-being of their people.”

She also highlighted that DRC, a member of both EAC and SADC, continues to face a prolonged crisis whose effects have spilled over to neighboring countries, causing harm to human lives, property, and even cross-border trade," she said.

For the past several weeks, we have witnessed the escalation of the conflict, with increasing violence that has had devastating impacts on people’s lives and livelihoods, she noted.

We must ensure that this meeting bears fruit. I urge all of us to unite in our struggle to preserve peace, which will pave the way for accelerated development, she stressed.

MINERALS minister, Anthony Mavunde, has welcomed the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has arrived in Tanzania to participate in the Emergency Joint Summit of Heads of State and Government of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

The summit is currently ongoing in Dar es Salaam addressing the pressing security concerns in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the leaders are expected to engage in key discussions aimed at finding a lasting solution to the crisis 

PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan participated in a joint summit of Heads of State and Government from the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held  in Dar es Salaam at the Kikwete Hall, today February 8, 2025. 

The summit, among other matters, discussed security and defense concerns in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The international community is called to increase its support for regional efforts in addressing the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), crisis, particularly by working alongside the government to provide essential aid and security to those most in need, Kenyan President William Ruto emphasized.

He made the observation in Dar es Salaam today, February 2025 during the Joint Emergency Summit of East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government opening ceremony set to discuss and find solutions to the security situation in the DRC.

He emphasized that the situation in the DRC has global implications, urging the international community to enhance its support for regional efforts and work closely with the DRC government to ensure that aid and security reach those who need it most.

“For well-established reasons, the situation in the DRC affects the global community at large. We therefore urge the international community to enhance its support for regional efforts in addressing the crisis, while critically collaborating with the DRC government to provide essential aid and security to those in need,” he said.

He added: “As member of the African Union and United Nations, we stand bound by the fundamental principles of respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of nations o the principle of good neighborliness.”

I believe the situation in DRC can be solved, should be solved, and must be solved, he concluded.

The conflict has left a trail of death, destruction and a worsening humanitarian crisis. Multiple armed groups, including M23, are vying for control of the region’s vast mineral wealth, fueling persistent instability.

RWANDAN President Paul Kagame was warmly welcomed today, February 8, 2025, by the Minister of State in the President's Office (Public Service Management and Good Governance), George Simbachawene, upon his arrival in Tanzania.

The visit is part of the ongoing opening ceremony of the Joint Emergency Summit of the East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government.

The summit is currently in Dar es Salaam addressing the pressing security concerns in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the leaders are expected to engage in key discussions aimed at finding a lasting solution to the crisis 

THE Minister for Home Affairs, Innocent Bashungwa, has welcomed Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni today, February 8, 2025, as he arrived in Tanzania.

His visit is in preparation for the upcoming Joint Emergency Summit of the East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government held in Dar es Salaam.

The summit, set to take place soon, will focus on addressing the ongoing security crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).