African leaders on Thursday announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were ...

Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their ...

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

The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda ...

Southern African leaders have announced the phased withdrawal of regional troops from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where ...

Southern African countries are to pull their peacekeepers out of DRC-Congo. the troops were sent to help Kinshasa rein in the ...

CONGOLESE soldiers in a mix of fatigues and street clothes crowded into a chapel recently to stand trial for crimes including ...

The South African Development Community Mission, known as SAMIDRC, was deployed in December 2023 to support the DRC ...

Congolese authorities are hoping to conclude an agreement with the Trump administration on the country's mining resources in ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of ...

A defence and security expert has welcomed the decision by the South African Development Community (SADC) to terminate the mandate of its military mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC), saying the troops were ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is contemplating sending delegates to Angola-hosted peace talks with the M23 rebel group. This marks potential direct negotiations with the Rwanda-backed rebels for ...