MALAWI: MALAWI’S President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered defence forces to begin preparations for a withdrawal of its troops ...

Malawi's President Chakwera has ordered military withdrawal from DR Congo amid ongoing fighting and deaths of peacekeepers.

The troops were part of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission deployed in 2023 to help the Kinshasa government quell unrest in the mineral-rich eastern region.

However, fighting has since resumed, and the rebels have reportedly taken the mining town of Nyabibwe in the South Kivu province. The Malawian president has been under pressure to withdraw his country ...