The M23 rebels have captured Walikale, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a day after the Congolese and Rwandan presidents ...

Since December 2023, troops from SADC - the Southern African Development Community - have been taking part in a mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo tasked with supporting the Congolese ...

Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu ...

The withdrawal of the SAMIDRC force from the eastern DRC has significant negative ramifications for South Africa and SADC’s ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to calm the waters domestically after attacks by the new United States administration on ...

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

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

The southern African regional bloc has decided to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

M23 has seized swaths of the mineral-rich and volatile eastern ... While officials did not comment on the size of the ...

The premature withdrawal of SADC troops reveals deep-seated political problems and military capacity limitations.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, battles are taking place for territory and rare earth minerals such as cobalt.

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have ...