Kaya 959 Point of View with Phemelo Motene

DRC’s M23 conflict

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The deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of the Southern African Development Community Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC) is not the first time South Africa’s military has confronted the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. Yet the stakes today are exponentially higher as the conflict threatens to destabilise the entire Great Lakes region. Phemelo speaks Veteran Africa Correspondent and Author of ‘Do Not Disturb, a book on Rwanda Michela Wrong and retired SANDF General Maomela Motau.
3 Feb 2025 4PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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