‘We need help or we’ll die in this f***ing war zone’
Nelson Mandela Bay man receives chilling messages from soldiers on peacekeeping mission in DRC
A Gqeberha man is waiting anxiously for news of a friend and two family members who are serving with the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, where war exploded at the weekend.
The Bethelsdorp resident has been in touch with them via WhatsApp from the time of their arrival in Goma in November, through the blaze of combat as the M23 rebels struck, until sudden radio silence late on Monday morning...
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