🇸🇸🇨🇩 South Sudan sends more troops to DR Congo
The government of South Sudan on Monday dispatched additional 300 soldiers to neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under the banner of a regional bloc.
They will be part of the East African regional force fighting the M23 rebel group.
It brings the total number of South Sudan troops in the country to over 1,000, according to Defence Minister General Chol Thon Balok.
The 300 soldiers will be deployed to Goma - the headquarters of the regional force. They will be replaced after a year.
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Africa Intel 🇸🇸🇨🇩 First batch of South Sudanese troops land in eastern DR Congo A first batch of South Sudanese soldiers arrived in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday. The group of at least 45 soldiers is joining a regional military force…
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