SA to lead SADC peace mission in DRC

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - South Africa to lead a new SADC military mission in the DRC.

The United Nation’s peacekeeping force, Monusco, will be withdrawing from the Congo after  20 years.

READ: UN Security Council agrees to early withdrawal of peacekeepers from DR Congo

Many have declared the UN mission a failure because rebel groups continue to run amok in the eastern parts of the country.

However, experts warn that South Africa cannot afford teh new mission without extra funding and personnel.

ENCA spoke to Professor Thomas Mandrup. He is an extraordinary Associate Professor at the Faculty for Military Science, Stellenbosch University