Southern African forces to leave DRC as rebels gain ground

BBC
13 Mar 2025

In this interview with the BBC, Stephanie Wolters, Senior Research Fellow at SAIIA and a Director of Okapi Consulting, reflects on the decision of Southern African leaders to withdraw their troops from eastern DRC.

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