South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

Southern African Development Community pulls peacekeepers from DR Congo

Southern African countries are to pull their peacekeepers out of DR Congo. The troops were sent to help Kinshasa rein in the M23 rebels but failed to prevent them from seizing eastern towns in a lightning offensive this year. Angola says direct peace talks are on the horizon.

Southern African countries to pull troops out of eastern Congo

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South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have killed peacekeepers while overrunning the region this year.

SADC leaders withdraw troops from DRC amid ongoing tensions

Southern Africa bloc to withdraw troops from eastern DR Congo

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa says SADC bloc remains committed to playing its part to promote lasting and sustainable peace in Congo - Anadolu Ajansı