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SANDF confirms reduction of its forces in DRC as part of MONUSCO downsizing

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed the return of some of its elements deployed to the United Nations (UN) mission in the ...

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 ...
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 ...
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MONUSCO mandate extended by 12 months, SA troop rotation done

A unanimous United Nations Security Council (UNSC) year-long mandate extension for the world body’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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 ...
The Africa Report

Eastern DRC: Injured South African troops en route home via Rwanda

The first group of injured South African soldiers are on their way home via Kigali, following nearly a month trapped in their bases in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after ...