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DR Congo faces uncertain future as peacekeepers leave days to poll

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The Chief of Defence Forces General Francis Ogolla commended troops under the East African Community Regional Force for achieving significant milestones since their deployment in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. [Courtesy, EACRF]

The East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) has begun withdrawing troops from the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), leaving behind a region that experienced peace for a few months, a first in several years but now faces an uncertain future.

Kenya was the first of the East African nations to withdraw troops from the troubled region as two contingents of at least 100 soldiers each flew out of the Goma airport back home on Sunday after spending a year in the war-torn nation.

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