JOHANNESBURG, Feb 8, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - South Africa will withdraw its 700 troops deployed under the United Nations' peacekeeping mission in the conflict-plagued Democratic Republic of Congo, the presidency said Saturday. President Cyril Ramaphosa informed the UN's secretary-general Antonio Guterres of the South African government's decision to "withdraw its contribution of soldiers", the presidency said in a statement late Saturday. They were withdrawing their soldiers from the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), the statement added. The withdrawal of South African forces -- among the top 10 troop contributors to MONUSCO -- would be finalised before the end of the year. The United Nations has said it would soon send a mission to the volatile region to help enforce a ceasefire.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 08, 2026 02:45 UTC