S. Africa announces troops for troubled DR Congo
South African soldiers attend a memorial service for the South African soldiers who died during a battle with rebels in the Central African Republic at the Swartzkop Air Force Base in Pretoria on April 2, 2013. Zuma on Wednesday extended the deployment of 1,345 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo where South Africa will form part of a first-ever offensive United Nations peacekeeping brigade.
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President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday extended the deployment of 1,345 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo where South Africa will form part of a first-ever offensive United Nations peacekeeping brigade.
The fresh deployment comes after Zuma faced public anger over the dispatch of troops to the Central African Republic, where rebel clashes killed 13 soldiers last month.
