Leaders from the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) convened at State House Nairobi, hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto, to address the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The meeting included former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, African Union Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, and former presidents Catherine Samba-Panza of the Central African Republic, Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia, and Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana. The leaders discussed strategies to end the violence and political instability in eastern DRC, which has resulted in numerous casualties. They agreed to merge the Nairobi and Luanda peace processes and tasked the African Union Commission with finding a lasting solution to the conflict. Concurrently, Rwanda and the DRC have planned a joint security cooperation meeting on August 7 in Addis Ababa. They have also agreed to link new infrastructure projects to the U.S.-backed Lobito Corridor and committed to preventing mineral trade from funding armed groups while aiming to develop a world-class industrial mining sector in the region. Implementation of the peace accord between the DRC and Rwanda is being organized in Washington, D.C.