Congo-Kinshasa: Kapofi – Namibia Not Sending Troops to DRC

Defence minister Frans Kapofi has confirmed that Namibia will not deploy troops to the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Kapofi represented Namibia at the extraordinary SADC Heads of State summit in Zimbabwe on Friday.

He emphasised in an interview with Nampa on Monday that Namibia’s position has remained unchanged from the start, which is that the crisis should be resolved politically by the DRC government.

The summit was convened to address escalating violence in…