SADC leaders fail to signal military deployment to DR Congo
Kenyan soldiers land in the city of Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on November 12, 2022, as part of a regional military operation targeting rebels in the region.
Leaders say more member states have committed resources towards actual deployment of the mission, no specific timelines were given.
Leaders express concern at the deterioration of the security and humanitarian situation in the eastern DR Congo.
Leaders of the Southern Africa Development Cooperation (SADC) bloc on Saturday failed to signal definite deployment of troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving it open for further assessment.
Instead, they spoke of providing “strategic guidance on the deployment” of what is to be known as the SADC Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC) meant to restore peace and security in the country, one of its member states.
