South Africa will withdraw its troops from peacekeeping operations in Sudan's Darfur region, President Jacob Zuma's office said on Wednesday.
South Africa's President withdraws troops from Sudan's Darfur region
"Members of the South African National Defence Force were employed in Darfur in 2008 as part of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).
UNAMID peacekeepers stand guard as a delegation of Ambassadors of European Union to Sudan visits a women development program centre funded by World Food Programme (WFP) at Shagra village in North Darfur October 18, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah
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The termination will take effect from 01 April 2016," the president's office said in a statement.
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