CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African armed forces said Thursday they had begun withdrawing their peacekeeping troops from rebel-controlled eastern Congo. The South African National ...

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Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly in the eastern Kivu provinces ... by neighbouring countries), the national military and armed local "self-defence" forces. According to ...

The South African armed forces say they have begun withdrawing their peacekeeping troops from rebel-controlled eastern Congo ...

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In early 2025, the March 23 Movement (M23) armed group seized control of Goma and then Bukavu, two major cities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). M23’s advance and control in ...

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