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South Africa Deploys Troops To Eastern DRC

1 year agoTue, 13 Feb 2024 09:33:07 GMT
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South Africa Deploys Troops To Eastern DRC

South Africa has contributed 2 900 troops to the SADC mission to support the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fight against illegal armed groups operating on its territory.

In a statement, the South African Presidency said the deployment will cover the period from 15 December 2023 to 15 December 2024 and will cost “just over R2 billion”. Reads the statement:

In fulfilling South Africa’s international obligation towards the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission to support the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered the employment of 2 900 members of the South African National Defence Force to assist in the fight against illegal armed groups in the Eastern DRC.

The employment will cover the period from 15 December 2023 to 15 December 2024 and it was authorized in accordance with the provisions of section 201(2) (c) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.

The budgeted expenditure to be incurred for the employment amounts to just over R2 billion. This expenditure will not impact provisions for the defence force’s regular maintenance and emergency repairs.

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The obligation to contribute troops to the SADC mission in the DRC is borne by all SADC member states.

Thousands of people are fleeing violence in eastern DRC as fighting intensifies between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group.

Reports suggest that fighters surrounded the strategic town of Sake on Wednesday, a crucial step before reaching Goma, the capital of North Kivu.

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13 Comments

Bcudzijena · 1 year ago
M23 come and attack inside SA killing those South Africans
mzansi · 1 year ago
vano rakashwa nema zulu
Tina · 1 year ago
@doug dialogue with a little bit of force, not dialogue alone, Smith agreed to go to the Lancaster house because guns were used. Not just words, it can't.
Dhodha · 1 year ago
Did you know that at the peak of our troops' invasion in the Congo we were using a million US of tax payers money per day? And we all know who reaped the "rewards"
Reign · 1 year ago
takambozviita ndizvo zvakatisvitsa patave apa
observer mission · 1 year ago
mzansi is slowly but surely following the steps of zim
🤔 · 1 year ago
Robert Mugabe sent ZDF troops to DRC that year to help Laurent kabila's power retention but the citizens of DRC were against that gesture. sending people to die inorder to protect interests of the few elite isn't right. this tym around hatidi kuzonzwa zvekuti Cyril and mugodhi we coltan munyika ya Mobutu.
😂😂😂😂 · 1 year ago
Vari kurwira nyika yavo musapindira pedzai matambudzoari munyika dzenyu sezimbabwe hurombo ( poverty) humbavha corruption kuvakuru misoro ihitima
tshaka de Zulu · 1 year ago
dai yakadashurwa within a week sasafrika .Maelections eko obva aita drama kkkk
doug · 1 year ago
SADC countries should not be wasting resources on internal fighting between citizens of the same country. They should use dialogue to stop internal wars, and they should see to it that all the members follow their constitutions and SADC protocolc to stop citizens of the same country from fighting.
PVC · 1 year ago
M23 Haina nguva yeku reasona
🧐 · 1 year ago
They should have Won Afcon to quell this insurgentry, now that many raptured into this coz they lost betting 🙄🥴🤪

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