DRC recalls envoys to Kenya, Tanzania over new alliance formed in Nairobi

Democratic Republic of Congo has reportedly recalled its ambassadors from Kenya and Tanzania on the weekend after the Congolese announced a new political-military alliance in Nairobi.

This comes after Kinshasa’s foreign ministry summoned the Kenyan embassy’s head of mission early on Saturday, Reuters reported, adding that it could not immediately reach the Kenya government for comment.

On Friday, Congolese politicians and groups including the M23 rebels, who have seized territory in eastern Congo, and former election commission chief Corneille Nangaa reportedly launched the Congo River Alliance in Nairobi.

DR Congo foreign ministry spokesperson, Alain Tshibanda later made the announcement to recall ambassadors to Kenya and Tanzania in a post on the X, formerly known as Twitter.

Reuters understands that the envoy to Tanzania was recalled because Tanzania hosts the headquarters of the East African Community, which Congo also belongs to.