Southern Africa Bloc Agrees to Send Troops to Eastern Congo

  • SADC force will join troops from UN, East African Community
  • Group to provide security support before 2023 Congo elections
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The South African Development Community agreed to deploy troops to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to help end violence in the region.

The force will join peace-keepers from the United Nations, private military contractors and soldiers from the East African Community already on the ground.