South Africa's ongoing peacekeeping efforts in the DRC have come under sharp criticism from the main opposition amid claims that South African troops are ill-equipped for the mission and living in deplorable conditions.
CAPE TOWN - President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the deployment of over 1,000 South African National Defence Force troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo to December.
In a letter to Parliament, he said this was necessary to fulfill an obligation to the United Nations to neutralise negative forces in the country. South Africa's ongoing peacekeeping efforts in the DRC have come under sharp criticism from the main opposition amid claims that South African troops are ill-equipped for the mission and living in deplorable conditions.
Extending the deployment of South African soldiers in the DRC this week, Ramaphosa said that 1,198 troops would remain on the ground until 20 December. He said that their aim was to neutralise illegally-armed groups by restoring peace and security to the country.In a separate letter, Ramaphosa also informed the legislature of the extension of the deployment of 200 soldiers to the Southern African Development Community 's maritime security strategy to counter the threat of piracy and other illegal activity along the Indian Ocean.
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