“There is cohabitation that we have noticed between the contingent of East African Community and the rebels,” Tshisekedi said at press conference as reported by AFP.

“That is a genuine problem when it comes to the mission assigned, and also compels to ask, what is the purpose of the mission?” he said.

Tshisekedi said the rest of the regional forces are now living together with M23 except for the Burundi troops.

He made the comments two days after 16 Southern African countries agreed in Namibia to deploy forces to help quell violence in the eastern, where armed groups have terrorized civilians for decades.

South Sudan has committed nearly one thousand soldiers to the regional operations against rebel insurgencies in the North Kivu Province.

This is in addition to thousands of soldiers contributed by Kenya, Uganda, and Burundi to fight the dozens of armed groups that have plagued eastern DRC.

However, the mission is mired with uncertainty after its Kenyan commander of the East African Community Regional Force Major General Jeff Nyagah resigned on April 28^th.

In his resignation letter, Major General Jeff Nyagah said he was leaving because of concerns for his safety after consistent harassment by forces he described as ‘mercenaries’.