DefenceTalkMany people in the conflict zones of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have greeted the proposed deployment of a regional force with mistrust and outright hostility. The proposal to deploy a peacekeeping force was announced on Monday in the Kenyan capital Nairobi at a meeting of the East African Community (EAC). But opponents of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/people-of-east-dr-congo-reject-idea-of-regional-force-79004/

DefenceTalkFour days after their official transfer of authority ceremony, U.S. Army Soldiers with Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa’s East Africa Response Force deployed for the first time since being established earlier this year. The Soldiers loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules Dec. 14, and deployed to South Sudan, supporting the U.S. Embassy’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/east-africa-response-force-deploys-for-1st-time-49982/