Southern African troops to deploy against rebels in east DR Congo
M23 rebels look on in Kibumba in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 23, 2022. The Tutsi-led group has conquered swaths of territory in North Kivu province in recent months and come within several dozen kilometres of Goma.
Tshisekedi is scheduled to visit Botswana, which houses the headquarters of SADC, for four days from Tuesday.
The DRC accuses its smaller central African neighbour Rwanda of backing the M23, something Rwanda has repeatedly denied.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged African leaders to redouble efforts to bring peace to conflict-wracked region.
Southern African countries on Monday agreed to deploy forces to help quell violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where armed groups have terrorised civilians for decades.
A special summit of the 16-bloc Southern African Development Community, which includes South Africa, Angola and Tanzania, backed the deployment "to restore peace and security in eastern DRC", SADC said in a statement from the Namibian capital Windhoek.
