Angolan parliament okays sending of 500 troops to DRC
Kenyan soldiers land in the city of Goma Eastern DRC on November 12, 2022, as part of a regional military operation targeting rebels in the region. Angolan parliament on March 17, 2023 approved deployment of up to 500 soldiers to the DRC. PHOTO | ALEXIS HUGUET | AFP
The Angolan parliament on Friday approved a year-long deployment of up to 500 soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after a ceasefire brokered in the country’s capital Luanda between M23 rebels and DRC government troops collapsed.
All Angolan 178 lawmakers present in the country’s 220-member parliament voted for the military deployment.
