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SANDF unlikely to withdraw from DRC after another R3.2bn deployment extension

THE SA National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will not be recalled despite growing calls for the peacekeeping mission to be abandoned. The calls ...
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SANDF confirms return of soldiers wounded in DRC conflict

The SANDF says the first batch of soldiers, wounded in Goma, have returned to SA. The remainder are due back in the next few days. THE South African Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that a group of ...
The Africa Report

South African minister Angie Motshekga under fire after 14 troops killed in DRC

Calls for South Africa‘s defence minister, Angie Motshekga, to resign have intensified following the deaths of 14 members of the SA National Defence Force in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Jane's Information Group

SANDF gives no date for return of Oryx helicopters from DRC

A pair of South African National Defence Force Oryx helicopters. (SANDF) The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has told Janes that it has no date for the return of its five Oryx helicopters ...
Jane's Information Group

South African withdrawal of UN peacekeeping force in DRC likely to increase instability risk from Islamic State affiliate

President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa issued a statement on 8 February announcing South Africa’s intent to withdraw the remainder of its troops committed to the United Nations Organization ...