{"id":65297,"date":"2023-05-10T08:22:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T05:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kfm.co.ug\/?p=65297"},"modified":"2023-05-10T08:22:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T05:22:59","slug":"dr-congo-president-slams-regional-force-in-east-hints-at-june-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/dr-congo-president-slams-regional-force-in-east-hints-at-june-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo president slams regional force in east, hints at June exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday criticised a regional military force deployed by east African nations to stabilise conflict-torn regions in the country’s east, hinting that the troops could depart by the end of June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Speaking during a visit to Botswana, Tshisekedi voiced concerns of “cohabitation” between rebels and the regional force that started deploying late last year.<\/p>\n

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Dozens of armed groups plague eastern DRC, a legacy of regional wars that raged in the 1990s and 2000s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One group, the M23, has wreaked havoc since re-emerging from dormancy in late 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The seven-nation East African Community (EAC) created a military force to respond to the crisis last June, with Kenyan soldiers deploying in November followed this year by Burundian, Ugandan and South Sudanese contingents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“There is cohabitation that we have noticed between the contingent of East African Community and the rebels,” Tshisekedi said at a news conference. Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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