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DR Congo: SADC troops start exiting through Rwanda

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Rwanda has escorted South African troops through its territory to Tanzania as part of a phased withdrawal from the embattled eastern DRC. The troops had been assisting Kinsasha's fight against rebel groups in the region, but became stranded after an offensive by M23 rebels.
2 May English Germany News

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