East African Community to deploy military in DR Congo

East African Community leaders resolve to deploy a joint military force to deal with rebel groups in DR Congo. Jason Stearns from the Congo Research Group thinks this latest development shows 'the weakness of the Congolese government.'

Also in the programme: Kenya's former anti-corruption officer, John Githono, reflects on the life of the late Mwai Kibaki, Kenya's former president who died at the age of 90; A Gambian national accused of being a former member of a death squad is due in a German court on Monday; And on Earth Day, Ugandan activist Gerald Nkusi says more awareness is needed to stop climate change.

(Photo: Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi look at the new depiction of the East Africa Community on a map after they signed a treaty integrating the DRC into the East Africa trade block at State House in Nairobi on April 8, 2022. Credit: TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images)