An Kenyan officer from the from the East African Community regional force (EAC-RF) gestures as Kenyan soldiers prepare to leave the Democratic Republic of Congo, at Goma airport, on December 3, 2023. The East African Community (EAC) regional force began its withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of Congo in the morning of December 3 after Kinshasa deemed it ineffective and refused to renew its mandate. The regional bloc first deployed troops in the violence-plagued region in November last year after the resurgence of the M23 rebel group. (Photo by Alexis HUGUET / AFP)