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Botswana, South Africa
UN peacekeeping chief to talk DRC on SADC tour

Jean-Pierre Lacroix will begin a tour of three SADC countries on 21 April. [...]

Published on 19.04.2024 at 04:40 GMT

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Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Botswana, South Africa
UN peacekeeping chief to talk DRC on SADC tour

Inner circles | DRC
SADC regional force chief Monwabisi Dyakopu walks tightrope against M23

DRC
Could South African peacekeepers soon be sent home?

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Head of UN peacekeeping expected in Kinshasa

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SADC regional force finds its feet in Goma

DRC, Malawi
Malawi reinforces its MONUSCO contingent

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Secret details of SADC's decision to send troops to eastern DR Congo

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