Umbutho wezokuvikela kuleli iSouth African National Defence Force (SANDF) usukuqinisekisile ukushona kwamalungu amabili ngemuva kokuhlaselwa eDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC) izolo.
Izwe iRussia lilungiselela ukulwa namazwe aseNtshonalanga phakathi neminyaka eyishumi ezayo futhi kungase kuvinjwe ukuhlangana kwamasosha ahlomile amazwe angaphandle, kusho uMnyango Wezobunhloli Wangaphandle wase-Estonia namuhla.
IHhovisi likaMengameli likuqinisekisile ukuthi uMengameli uCyril Ramaphosa uyalele ukuthi kujutshwe amalungu eSouth African National Defence Force (SANDF) ayizi-2 900 empumalanga yeDemocratic Republic of Congo.
Abezokuphepha eSenegal ngoLwesihlanu babhekane nezinkumbi zababhikishi abaphikisana nokubambezeleka kokhetho lukaMengameli, njengoba uNgqongqoshe Wezobulungiswa echithile izinsolo zokuthi ukuhlehla bekuyimizamo yokuthatha izintambo zokuphatha.