<span fr-original-class="customBullet" fr-original-style="font-size: 24px; line-height: 12px; vertical-align: middle; display: inline-block;" style="font-size: 24px; line-height: 12px; vertical-align: middle; display: inline-block; box-sizing: border-box;">• &nbsp;Leaving the Congo: African leaders have announced the withdrawal of troops deployed to eastern Congo under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission.<ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">A step back:&nbsp;The decision follows growing public opposition after M23 rebels killed at least 17 peacekeepers in January.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Looking ahead:&nbsp;The withdrawal, set to be phased, coincides with planned peace talks between the Congolese government and M23 in Angola.</li></ul><ul fr-original-style="padding-inline-start: 20px;" style="padding-inline-start: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Big picture:&nbsp;Meanwhile, the conflict in mineral-rich eastern Congo remains complex, with numerous armed groups, including M23—backed by Rwanda—continuing to battle for control, exacerbating one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises with over seven million people displaced.</li></ul>

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