SADC forces “will not rush” withdrawal

Meanwhile, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) forces allied to the DRC government, “will not rush to pull out of the DRC, as they risk reversing the gains they attained in the three-year conflict”. Zimbabwean radio website on Tuesday quoted commander of SADC allied forces in the eastern front, Major-General Edzai Chimonyo, as making these remarks when he addressed more than 1,000 Zimbabwean and Congolese soldiers in Kabinda in the Kasai-Oriental province. He said SADC troops would “carefully time” their pullout in order not to give undue advantage to invading and rebel forces. He accused the RCD-Goma of not abiding with the disengagement plan and urged the UN to verify the movements of the rebel forces in the eastern front.