Burundi troops arrive in DR Congo under EAC mandate
STORY: Burundi troops arrive in DR Congo under EAC mandate
DATELINE: March 6, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:35
LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo
CATEGORY: MILITARY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Burundi troops arriving at Goma international airport
2. SOUNDBITE (French): PLACIDE NZILAMBA, Civil society member
STORYLINE:
The first contingent of Burundian soldiers arrived Sunday in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), under the mandate of the regional forces of the East African Community (EAC).
Emmanuel Kaputa Kasenga, deputy commander of the contingent, greeted the Burundian soldiers arriving at the Goma International Airport and said the Burundian troops are set to end the violence in the eastern DRC.
Last year, the EAC member countries set up a regional force to end the activism of armed groups, particularly the advance of the rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23).
The Burundian troops will join forces with a Kenyan army contingent of about 1,000 men already deployed i
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