PSC/PR/COMM.(DCI) Page 2 the current momentum in the fight against the LRA. In this regard, Council urges the Commission to expeditiously engage with the Government of CAR, the EU, US, UN and Uganda with a view to training, equipping and deploying a robust unit of FACA into the RTF in eastern CAR, on the understanding that, ultimately, the responsibility to provide security and protection in that part of the country will rest with the FACA; 7. Underscores the need for enhanced cooperation and coordination of efforts among the RTF, the US Special Forces, and the UN Peacekeeping Missions on the ground, in order to more effectively contain the cross-border movements of the LRA in the region. In this context, Council requests the Commission to avail to Council, a detailed map depicting the sites and sources of the LRA illegally exploited minerals and ivory, including their trafficking routes so as to help Council to prescribe the necessary measures for effectively curbing this illicit transboundary activity of the terrorist group; 8. Welcomes the readiness expressed by the Government of Sudan to join the RCI-LRA and encourages the Commission to pursue this pledge, in consultation with the current member countries of the RCI-LRA, particularly the Government of South Sudan, which had expressed reservations about the return of the Republic of Sudan to the Initiative; 9. Endorses the Conclusions of the 5th ministerial meeting of the Joint Coordination Mechanism (JCM) of the RCI-LRA. In this respect, Council calls on the Commission to specifically take the following actions: i. request the Heads of State of the RCI-LRA member states to meet on the margins of the next AU Summit, to be held in July 2016, in Kigali, Rwanda, to review the status of the RCI-LRA, ii. pursue further dialogue with the Government of Uganda over the latter’s decision to disengage from the RTF, iii. follow up the pledge made by the Republic of Sudan to become a full member of the RCI-LRA, in consultation with the member countries of the RCI-LRA, particularly the Republic of South Sudan, iv. conduct a Technical Assessment Mission (TAM) to the LRA-affected areas to assess the situation on the ground and provide a report that will facilitate the review of the RTF Concept of Operations (CONOPs), and reconfiguration of the RCI-LRA into a multi-dimensional mission, as well as to help develop an exit strategy for the RTF of the RCI-LRA v. conduct a Fact-Finding Mission to Kafia Kingi, Southern Darfur, to verify allegations of the presence of LRA elements including Joseph Kony in the area,