700 soldiers.. South Africa withdraws its forces from the United Nations Mission in the Congo
You will drag has 700 troops deployed within the framework of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Republic of , according to what the South African presidency announced on Saturday.
South African forces
President Cyril Ramaphosa informed the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, of the South African government’s decision. "Withdraw its contribution from soldiers"According to a statement issued by the presidency on Saturday evening.
The statement added that the country will withdraw its soldiers from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
He explained that the decision was influenced by the need to "Consolidation and reorganization of the resources of the South African National Defense Forces" After 27 years of support for United Nations peacekeeping efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Conflict in the Congo
The process of withdrawing South African forces, which is among the ten largest troop-contributing countries to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is scheduled to end before the end of the year.
The conflict escalated in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo at the beginning of 2025 with the control of the movement "M23" Over vast areas of land and major cities.
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