DRC obtains confirmation of SADC support to fight against M23 rebels. Zambia organized a summit of the S ADC, the development community of Southern African countries.

The organization's member countries reiterated their support for the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique in the face of the conflicts they are going through. The meeting focused on the ongoing military deployment in these two countries. In Cabo Delgado to counter the jihadists, and in the east of the DRC against the M 23 rebels.