The 16-bloc Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed to deploy troops to help quell violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where armed groups have terrorised civilians for decades. The deployment will also add to an East African regional military force that has taken over some areas previously occupied by the M23 since December but has so far failed to thwart the insurgency.

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