East African Community Regional Force

The East African Community Regional Force (EACRF), sometimes called the EAC Force or East African Regional Force, was a regional peacekeeping force from the East African Community (EAC) deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in November 2022 to help restore peace and stability in its eastern region. The EACRF deployment was in response to rebel violence in the eastern DRC, specifically due to a major offensive from rebel group M23. Its army was composed out of troops from Burundi, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda.

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