President Lazarus Chakwera made the announcement , saying this would support efforts for a ceasefire and peace talks. This comes amidst the ongoing eastern DR Congo conflict. Malawian troops are in DR Congo as part of a military force sent by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to help the Congolese government fight armed groups.

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the military to begin preparing to withdraw from their peacekeeping mission in the volatile eastern Democratic of Congo. The Malawian troops are part of the southern African regional bloc's military mission (SAMIDRC) deployed to DR Congo to help tackle armed groups.

Lazarus Chakwera, the president of Malawi, has directed his country’s troops to start withdrawing from the Southern Africa military (SAMIDRC) peacekeeping mission in eastern DR Congo. Chakwera cited a ceasefire,