On January 27, the M23 rebels said they had taken control of Goma, a city of roughly two million people. This came a day after the UN peacekeeping chief, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, called on them to cease ...

"We will take the city of Goma after 3am," he said ... Eastern Congo has vast mining resources and is a complex landscape of rival armed militias which has seen violence ebb and flow since ...

SANDU urges careful handling of the phased withdrawal of troops from the DRC, highlighting the precarious situation faced by SANDF personnel.

SADC leaders announce a phased withdrawal of peacekeeping forces from the DRC, responding to escalating violence and the ...

In a statement, the SADC leaders expressed grave concern over the recent capture of key cities such as Goma and Bukavu by ... and complicated the conflict landscape. While the withdrawal is ...