According to authorities in the Congolese province of Tanganyika, the Zambian army continues to occupy the locality of Kapanga in the territory of Moba.
An earlier agreement from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) had recommended that Zambia withdraw its troops from the occupied Congolese territories in Tanganyika and Haut-Katanga, this after the Congolese government had sought the assistant of SADC to mediate in the border conflict between the two neighbours.
After the SADC decision was made some Congolese soldiers tried retake the occupied territories but were held captive by the Zambian army.
On Friday 14 August 2020, the Congolese delegation pulled out from the work of Zambia-DRC Defense and Security Committee, voicing dissatisfaction with the final report tabled by the group of experts.
The Congolese team wanted the report to acknowledge that Zambia violated the border demarcation in Kibanga and Kalubamba, and its troops continues to occupy the Congolese locality of Kapanga.
In May 2020, gun battle erupted between the Zambian and Congolese army in Kalubamba with each side recording a single fatality.
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