DRC
SADC regional force finds its feet in Goma

Joint meeting between the military of the DRC and the SADC in Goma, 16 January 2024.
Joint meeting between the military of the DRC and the SADC in Goma, 16 January 2024. © Alain Uyakani/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP
The Southern African Development Community has sent several hundred soldiers to eastern DR Congo, the first instalment of a force to be deployed there at the request of President Félix Tshisekedi. But the deployment is suffering delays, and operations against M23 rebels have not yet got under way. [...]
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