The US military has deployed soldiers to Gabon amid fears of violent protests in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo after its presidential election.

US President Donald Trump told Congress on Friday that the first of about 80 troops arrived in Gabon on Wednesday to protect US citizens and diplomatic facilities should violence break out in DRC’s capital Kinshasa

Voters in Congo went to the polls on December 30, two years after they were first scheduled to be held, to elect the successor to President Joseph Kabila, who has been in power for 18 years.
“The first of these personnel arrived in Gabon on January 2, 2019, with appropriate combat equipment and supported by military aircraft,” Trump’s letter to Congress read.“Additional forces may deploy to Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or the
Republic of the Congo, if necessary for these purposes.”

“These deployed personnel will remain in the region until the security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo becomes such that their presence is no longer needed,” the letter continued.

Congo’s electoral commission is scheduled to release the provisional results of the presidential election on Sunday, but it has said there could be delays because of the slow arrival of tally sheets.

https://www.today.ng/news/africa/deploys-troops-gabon-amid-fears-unrest-congo-184785

Nigeria wouldn't be spared should there be a sign of unrest in the forth coming election

why Nigeria would not be spared is because Nigeria being the giant of Africa if there should be any form of unrest what other African country can contain the influx of Nigerian refugees mynd44 this should hit front page

Lol Trump's Americans first ain't a joke....that shows a typa government that cares

well Nigeria's election is next month let's see what America would do

tyup:
Nigeria wouldn't be spared should there be a sign of unrest in the forth coming election

why Nigeria would not be spared is because Nigeria being the giant of Africa if there should be any form of unrest what other African country can contain the influx of Nigerian refugees mynd44 this should hit front page

DRC happen to be the richest African country in term of resources, the big question is who invited US?

i think Buhari needs to learn from this news

Sai Trump
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Are you in Nigeria/London But wants to get things done in Uk?

kindly see this…
https://www.nairaland.com/4815910/nigeria-london-wants-get-things#72605396

Pls deploy to Nigeria.....

Us Pls deploy to nigeria

Buhari wants to rig the election.

Same way them go deploy troops to Niger and ghana. When Buhari refuses to stand down

Here even if 1000 people are at risk


The gay cow breeder will be flashing his dirty 4+4 hands

Alongside the bbqseller fooool

Protect your investment

Congo is the richest resource country in Africa but the poorest nation on earth.

Ok

We need similar troop deployment in Nigeria to check the tyrant in Aso Rock.

isoright

Africa... The most useless continent on the planet.. 21st century and we still depend on Foreign troops to keep our countries safe

Two New US Air Bases Will Be Launched in Africa This Year

Abeg make some of them branch Naija. We need them more.

All these ones keep deploying troops to steal from Africa when will they deploy troops to stop the school shootings in their own country?

America just invading sovereign nations with their armies...na wa

Buharists will not like this ooooo

When will they deploy to Benin Republic or Ghana for Nigeria's Election

They should first come to Nigeria to monitor the elections, before buhari includes his gay cows among the voters.

Waiting for them to arrive Nigeria next month. I wonder how burantashi will feel.

Good

Prevention is better than cure

troublemakea:


DRC happen to be the richest African country in term of resources, the big question is who invited US?

mynd44 , lalasticlala i think Buhari needs to learn from this news

Richest my foot.

African country that cannot harness or mine her natural resources without foreign country participation is not yet independent

I think we need more of them to join python so that they could all dance well before, during and after election

US should please send warships, submarines, spy warplanes, drones, and nuclear warheads to Nigeria ahead of February 16, 2019 Presidential election that APC has perfected plans to rig and force a failed, wicked, heartless, visionless President on all Nigerians against the will of majority of Nigerians

Nigerians need to bombard Trump with messages on Twitter starting today to call his attention to the genocide and killing of Christian Nigerians ahead of the election, especially in Middlebelt states, Kaduna and other northern states.

US please hurry down here and save West Africa from turning to Syria and Yemen

We need them here in NIGERIA

Nigeria election will be free and fair no issues