DRC: A mission doomed from the start

Unarmed South African soldiers are now prisoners of their Rwandan enemies as worried families demand their return

02 February 2025 - 00:00 By Sabelo Skiti, Rorisang Kgosana, HENDRIK HANCKE and THANDUXOLO JIKA

Unarmed. Hungry. Far from home...

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