South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed a decision taken by the SADC Extraordinary summit to withdraw peacekeeping mission troops in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

SADC has issued a notice to terminate the mandate of its military mission in the DRC and has directed a phased withdrawal of troops deployed in the country.

President Ramaphosa says the AU chairperson and Angolan President, João Lourenço will lead the negotiations to find lasting peace in the DRC.

Now to get details on this Peter Ndoro spoke to Journalist and Channel Africa correspondent in the DRC, Jimmy Shukrani Bakomera and  Journalist and Human Rights Activist in the DRC, Espoir Ngalukiye.