South Sudan troops vacate volatile Eastern DR Congo

The seven-nation EAC first deployed troops in the violence-plagued region in November 2022, at the invitation of the DRC authorities, to free areas taken by the resurgent M23 rebel group.

Members of the South Sudan People's Defence Force (EAC-RF) sit on the plane before leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo at Goma airport on December 8, 2023.