South Africa’s Major General Monwabisi Dyakopu has his work cut out as commander of the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC). One of the regional force’s main adversaries, the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel movement, has the upper hand in North Kivu province, while the front line is in disarray. The government in faraway Kinshasa, meanwhile, is expecting a lot from SAMIDRC, which the Southern African
DRC : SADC regional force chief Monwabisi Dyakopu walks tightrope against M23
