Afrigather South Africa is ready to deploy a contingent of two,900 troopers to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help within the fights towards armed insurgent teams within the east.
In a press release on Monday, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa mentioned the deployment is anticipated to price R2 billion ($105m; £83m) and can final till December this yr.
Malawi and Tanzania may also contribute troops to the mission, which is changing the East African regional force which left the DRC final December after the Congolese authorities deemed it ineffective.
The troops are a part of South Africa’s contribution to the Southern African Growth Neighborhood’s Jap Congo Mission, approved in May final yr to handle the worsening safety state of affairs within the space.
In latest weeks, violence within the east has spiralled, with lethal assaults by the M23 insurgent group forcing thousands to flee their homes and search security within the metropolis of Goma.
M23 has since made additional advances and is approaching the town, positioned in North Kivu province.
