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Residents carry their belongings as they flee from Kibati, where fighting has intensified, towards the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan 26, 2025. [AFP]
As Kenyans, there are many reasons to be concerned about the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). For President Ruto, the stakes are particularly high as he is the current chair of the East African Community (EAC), of which the DRC is one of the newest member states.
Further, one of his first actions after taking office on September 13, 2022, was to designate...
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