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South Africa's Zuma withdraws troops from Sudan's Darfur region

Published: 24 Feb 2016 - 01:20 pm | Last Updated: 17 Nov 2021 - 12:26 pm
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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma at the opening ceremony of the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in Ethiopia. Reuters/Tiksa Negeri 

 

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa will withdraw its troops from peacekeeping operations in Sudan's Darfur region, President Jacob Zuma's office said on Wednesday.

"Members of the South African National Defence Force were employed in Darfur in 2008 as part of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). The termination will take effect from 01 April 2016," the president's office said in a statement.

Reuters