Kenyan army deployed to NE DR Congo to stem rebel fighting
STORY: Kenyan army deployed to NE DR Congo to stem rebel fighting
DATELINE: Nov. 13, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:27
LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo
CATEGORY: MILITARY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Kenyan Air Force Airplane arriving at the Goma International Airport
STORYLINE:
A contingent of the Kenyan army arrived Saturday in Goma, the capital of the North Kivu province, located in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as part of the military intervention by the East African Community (EAC) to stem the armed violence in this part of the country.
Received by officers of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) at the airport, the Kenyan contingent will be deployed in the Rutshuru territory where the FARDC have been fighting for several months the rebels of the March 23 movement (M23).
General Chiko Chitambwe, FARDC deputy chief of staff who welcomed the troops at the Goma airport, thanked the Kenyan elements for coming to the aid of the Congolese people during this difficult time.
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