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Windhoek looking to withdraw from DRC

Namibia wants to disengage from the DRC conflict, Prime Minister Hage Geingob told AFP this week. “We are for ending the war,” he said. “We need to concentrate on development.” Namibia is believed to have spent US $10 million and sent 2,000 troops - a quarter of its army - to the conflict. The government has suffered considerable domestic criticism over its military intervention on the side of DRC President Laurent-Desire Kabila.

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