Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
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DRC conflict overshadows African summit
A dramatic escalation of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and swingeing US humanitarian aid cuts are ...
South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.
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African Court opens hearing on DRC-Rwanda dispute
In this case, DRC claims violations of human rights, including incidents of genocide, acts of abuse such as rape and ...
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South African minister Angie Motshekga under fire after 14 troops killed in DRC
Appointed defence minister in June last year, Angie Motshekga has been accused of not being truthful about the dire situation ...
South Africa’s crucial role in stabilising the DRC
Discover how Minister Angie Motshekga sheds light on the SANDF’s mission in the DRC, revealing the historical significance ...
Remains of 14 South African troops killed in DRC to be repatriated on Thursday, SANDF confirms
The SANDF has confirmed that the remains of the slain soldiers killed in the DRC will be repatriated to South Africa on ...
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DRC Bishops Stress Need for Ceasefire, Dialogue, and Human Dignity
The bishops said there is a dire need for food, water, shelter, and medicines in the region, 'especially for those people ...
Can Africa jumpstart the DRC peace process?
African diplomacy is in high gear as leaders seek to stop the conflict in the DRC. As the rest of the world loudly cautions Kinshasa and M23 rebels for restraint, African negotiators choose a ...
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Uganda: Why Museveni, Muhoozi see the DRC’s M23 conflict differently
President Yoweri Museveni remains cautious regarding the fighting raging in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ...
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DRC crisis: What does it mean for South Africa?
In 2013, South African forces backed by UN peacekeepers repelled rebels linked to the M23 movement successfully as part of the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) in the eastern DRC. But perhaps ...
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South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
This deployment followed approval by the Southern African Development Community in May 2023, in response to the deteriorating security situation in eastern DRC. The South African National Defence ...