![South African troops, serving as peacekeepers with the African Union Mission in Burundi salute the arrival of Major General Siphiwe Nyanda, chief of the South African National Defence Force, Bujumbura, Burundi, 27th August 2003](https://www.okayafrica.com/media-library/south-african-troops-serving-as-peacekeepers-with-the-african-union-mission-in-burundi-salute-the-arrival-of-major-general-sip.jpg?id=51460937&width=1200&height=800&quality=85&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C166)
South African troops, serving as peacekeepers with the African Union Mission in Burundi salute the arrival of Major General Siphiwe Nyanda, chief of the South African National Defence Force, Bujumbura, Burundi, 27th August 2003
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