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Second group of SA troops returning home from DRC to arrive on Sunday | SA News

The first group of 249 soldiers returned on Friday, landing at Air Force Base Waterkloof in Pretoria after experiencing delays due to technical and logistical challenges.

After they arrived they travelled to Tempe military base in Bloemfontein, arriving in the early hours of Saturday.

The mission was sent to assist Kinshasa’s fight against rebel groups in the DRC’s war-ravaged eastern borderlands in December 2023.

The 16-member Sadc said in mid-March it had terminated the mandate and would begin a phased withdrawal of its force from the DRC.

According to the SANDF, the withdrawal was informed by the directive issued by the Sadc extraordinary summit of heads of state and government meeting…

Peacekeeping Missions: South Africa has contributed to peacekeeping missions in
various African countries, supporting stability and conflict resolution efforts.

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