South Sudan People's Defence Forces troops at Juba International Airport (
Kenya Defence Forces provided Strategic Airlift and Logistics Support to the Contingent from South Sudan’s Juba International Airport to Goma International Airport in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
On Sunday, an advance party of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) troops and their logistics, under the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF), arrived at Goma on board two Kenya Air Force Spartan CJ27 military transport aircraft.
While in Juba, ahead of the departure, South Sudan President Salva Kiir, in a statement read by the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs General Chol Thon, expressed his confidence in the SSPDF troops under EACRF, in carrying out their mission professionally.
He said they are well-trained and oriented to uphold International and Humanitarian Law.
On Tuesday, April 3, 2023, the EACRF Deputy Force Commander Brig Gen Emmanuel Kaputa in the company of the Kenyan Contingent Commander Col Daniel Rotich and Force Headquarters Staff Officers received additional troops at the same airport.
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