Rwanda escorts Sadc troops from DRC to Tanzania, says army spokesperson

Rwanda escorts Sadc troops from DRC to Tanzania, says army spokesperson

Rwanda's army is escorting the troops of a Southern African force through Rwandan territory to Tanzania as they pull out from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesperson for the Rwandan army said on Tuesday.

The troops of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) deployed since December 2023 in the eastern DRC began to leave the country via Goma, confirmed a SADC spokesman on 29 April 2025. A withdrawal negotiated with the politico-military group AFC/M23.

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By ADF Amboma Safari and his family spent the night under their bed on April 11 as gunfire and bomb blasts echoed through the streets of Goma, the besieged capital of the North Kivu province. “We saw corpses of soldiers, but we don’t know which group they are from,” he...

Several military sources confirmed in Young Africa that the evacuation of soldiers from the Southern African force had begun this Tuesday morning. Go to Tanzania, via Rwanda, which has had to stop criticizing their involvement in the conflict.

SADC forces start withdrawing from North Kivu

SADC troops deployed to eastern DR Congo began their withdrawal on April 29, 2025, passing through Rwanda. Military vehicles and civilian trucks carrying military equipment departed from Rubavu border escorted by Rwanda Defence Force. PHOTO @NewTimesRwanda Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Southern African Development Community (SADC) forces, who were defeated by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in Goma City in DRC and neighbouring areas, hav…

SAMIDRC Withdrawal from DRC Underway, Transiting Through Rwanda

PDF Button The withdrawal of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is now underway, following its termination in mid-March. As of today, Tuesday, April 29th, personnel and equipment from the three SAMIDRC troop contributing countries (TCCs) – Malawi, South Africa, and Tanzania – begun moving from their […] Related Posts: HM King Mohammed VI Addresses Speech to 1st China-Arab… Fighti…