250 more East African soldiers withdraw from eastern DRC
3 years agoMembers of the South Sudan People's Defence Force of the East African Community Regional Force (EAC-RF) sit on the plane before leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo at Goma airport on December 8, 2023. - The East African Community (EAC) regional force began its withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of Congo in the morning of December 3 after Kinshasa deemed it ineffective and refused to renew its mandate. The regional bloc first deployed troops in the violence-plagued region in November last year after the resurgence of the M23 rebel group. (Photo by Guerchom Ndebo / AFP)
About 250 South Sudanese soldiers left Goma on Friday, the latest group from an East African Community (EAC) regional force to withdraw from the strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…
