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Daily Monitor
Two significant issues have happened in the East African region in the last few days. The first one, and probably the most publicized, is the admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into the East African Community bloc. The second issue, which is the subject of this commentary, is that more than 10, 000 refugees fled the DRC into Uganda between March 25 and April 8, 2022, according the UN refugee’s agency UNHCR, adding to hundreds already here. On the admission of DRC into the bloc, most commentary and expert analyses have focused on the economics side. Indeed, Kinshasha is such an…