‘SA must withdraw from DRC’: Pressure mounts on Ramaphosa to pull soldiers out of DRC

Calls for South Africa to exit the DRC grow as experts and politicians warn of the risks facing SANDF soldiers.

Calls to withdraw SA troops from the DRC intensify as experts warn the mission lacks the necessary funding and military backing.The South African soldiers fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo should abort the mission and return home, according to experts.

“Cabo Delgado and the Mozambique Channel do pose a risk so we need to keep an eye on those and ideally return to the former as soon as we can with air support and resume patrols of the latter as soon as the navy can. “From a military point of view, they must be supported or, if not, they must get out of that country as soon as possible. If they continue to operate without the necessary support, they will be defeated and the image of the SANDF and the country will be dented.“Remember, SADC moved in without having full support from the UN financially,” said Wingrin.

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