South Africa News
South Africa extends troop deployment in Mozambique, DR Congo
South Africa’s military will extend the deployment of its troops in conflict-hit Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement on Wednesday.
The extension, for an unspecified amount of time, will keep 1,198 personnel of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in Eastern DR Congo, where they are part of a UN peacekeeping force helping DRC fight rebel groups.
The statement also said that 1,495 SANDF members would continue their operations in Mozambique, where they have been supporting the government’s fight against violent extremism in northern areas since 2021.
South Africa’s military deployments abroad have come under domestic scrutiny this year, after two SANDF soldiers were killed and three wounded by a mortar bomb in Congo in February.
South Africa’s main opposition Democratic Alliance party accused Ramaphosa of sending troops into a war zone unprepared.
Source: theeastafrican.co.ke
-
Lifestyle1 month ago
Road Safety Authority narrates how buttocks causes road accident
-
GENERAL NEWS2 months ago
Why 15 police officers stormed Owusu Bempah’s church – Kumchacha narrates
-
GENERAL NEWS1 month ago
Watch how Ibrahim Mahama rode Honda superbike to pay last respects to late friend
-
GENERAL NEWS2 months ago
How Offinso residents storm destooled queen mother’s house, demand for new chief
-
South Africa News2 months ago
Woman thrown out of a speeding taxi while on her way to work
-
GENERAL NEWS3 weeks ago
Deadly clash between youth and navy personnel results in two deaths at Tema Manhean
-
SHOWBIZ KONKONSAH4 weeks ago
Junior Pope’s Death: Video of John Dumelo refusing to join canoe for movie shoot over safety concerns resurfaces
-
News Africa2 months ago
‘Satanically dubious’ – SCOAN releases statement on BBC’s report about TB Joshua, church