Southern African Development Community, DRC and Congo

Southern Africa regional bloc to withdraw troops from DRC amid M23 advance
The Southern African regional bloc has said it will conclude its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), having decided on a “phased withdrawal”. Leaders from the 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) – which has lost at least a dozen soldiers in the eastern DRC since January – held a virtual summit on Thursday to discuss the ongoing conflict in an area that has seen three decades of unrest.
South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi to withdraw troops from conflict-torn DR Congo
Public opposition to their deployment has surged since 14 South African and three Malawian peacekeepers were killed by M23 rebels in January.
Conflict: Southern African bloc to withdraw troops from Congo
The Southern African Development Community, SADC, has announced that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated the mandate of its troop
Southern African forces to leave DR Congo as rebels gain ground
The troops were sent two years ago to support the Congolese army fight the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. But at least 17 soldiers from South Africa, Malawi and Tanzania were killed when the M23 captured the key city of Goma in January.
Southern African bloc to scale down military presence in Congo
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has announced an end to the mandate of its military deployment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and will begin a gradual withdrawal of troops.
Southern Africa bloc ends military mission in DR Congo
The southern African regional bloc decided Thursday to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where it lost at least a dozen soldiers in conflict there in January.The 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) held a virtual summit to discuss the conflict in the area that has seen some three decades of unrest and claimed millions of lives.
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