Dar es Salaam, March 10 -- MWANZA: THE Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Jacob Mkunda, has delivered condolence on behalf of President Samia Suluhu Hassan to the parents of a Tanzanian soldier, who lost his life during a peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this year.

The CDF explained that the tragic incident occurred on January 27th this year, when Tanzanias peacekeeping troops engaged in intense fighting with M23 rebels in the eastern part of the DRC.

As a result, Tanzania lost two soldiers: Private John Nyewata and Sergeant Mohammed Abdallah.

“It has long been Tanzanias tradition, dating back to the era of the Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, to send troops to countries expe...