M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo have agreed to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who ...

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, who were sent to ...

The size of the SADC deployment has never been made public but analysts estimate it to number around 1,300 troops.

The March 23 Movement (M23) has allowed Southern African Development Community (SADC) forces, who were defeated in Goma City ...

The M23 has continued to gain ground in eastern DR Congo and last month seized the region's second-biggest city, Bukavu.

Goma/Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo — "Civilians ... Southern African (from South Africa, Malawi, and Tanzania) and ...

Defence Union SANDU says it is cautiously optimistic about a peace deal reached for the return of South African troops from ...

A Southern African Development Community (SADC) extraordinary summit on Thursday terminated the mandate of the SADC Mission ...

The SADC troops "will be leaving via Goma airport, but it has to be repaired ... Fourteen South African soldiers, and at least three from Malawi were killed in January in the fighting.

FILE - South African soldiers, part of the Southern African Development Community's mission to fight against armed rebel groups in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, stand in Goma as ...

FILE - Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Feb. 23 ...