New: Trump ordered 80 military personnel to Gabon to support US personnel, citizens, facilities in Democratic Republic of Congo in case of protests. US embassy ordered nonemergency personnel and families to depart in mid-Dec, after terror threats closed embassy for wk in Nov/Dec. pic.twitter.com/U9PZdBxshc— Conor Finnegan (@cjf39) January 4, 2019
Al Jazeera: US deploys troops to Gabon amid fears of unrest in DRC
US troops will assist US citizens, personnel in DRC if violent protests over recent elections threaten their security.
The US military has deployed soldiers to Gabon amid fears of violent protests in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after its presidential election.
US President Donald Trump told US Congress on Friday that the first of about 80 troops had arrived in Gabon on Wednesday to protect US citizens and diplomatic facilities should violence break out in DRC's capital Kinshasa.
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WNU Editor: The election results have been delayed once again for another week .... DR Congo election results postponed until 'next week': electoral commission (France 24).
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