South Africa will pull all it's troops out from the DRC and end it's contribution to MONUSCO. In a statement released LAST NIGHT the Presidency said President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed United Nations Secretary‑Genera Antonio Guterres of government's decision to withdraw its contribution of 700 soldiers to the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo - MONUSCO . South Africa will work jointly with the UN to finalise the timelines and other modalities of the withdrawal, which will be completed before the end of 2026. In a brief statement Vincent Magwenya, Spokesperson to the President acknowledges that budgetary considerations played a major part in the decision to withdraw. Bongiwe Zwane further engaged with by Ricardo Teixeira, Defence analyst at the Institute for Race Relations