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Southern African forces set to deploy in eastern DRC to quell M23 rebel militia

M23 soldiers leave leave Rumangabo camp after the meeting between EACRF officials and M23 rebels during the handover ceremony at Rumangabo camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on January 6, 2023. AFP - GUERCHOM NDEBO

Southern African countries have agreed to deploy forces to help subdue violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where armed groups have terrorised civilians for decades.

A summit of the 16-member Southern African Development Community – which includes South Africa, Angola, Mozambique and Tanzania – has backed the deployment "to restore peace and security in eastern DRC."

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