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Rwanda escorts Southern Africa troops from Congo to Tanzania, army spokesperson says

FILE PHOTO: A general view at dawn shows part of the cityscape of Kigali

FILE PHOTO: A general view at dawn shows part of the cityscape of Kigali, Rwanda June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana/File Photo

(Reuters) -Rwanda escorted the troops of a Southern African force through Rwandan territory to Tanzania on Tuesday as they pulled out from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesperson for the Rwandan army said.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC), which groups 16 states, said in mid-March it had terminated the mandate of its mission and would begin a phased withdrawal of its force, known as SAMIDRC, from Congo.





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