DRC: African Union weighs military operations in Kivu provinces

A mainly military delegation of the African Union arrived in Goma, the administrative centre of the province of North Kivu, on 18 November 2005, to assess the possible deployment of AU troops in the Eastern DRC. The head of the delegation, South African Brigadier General Hougaard, conveyed the strong will and determination of the organization to deploy troops to fight foreign armed groups residing and operating illegally in the DRC.