The South African Parliament has questioned its defence organ over its mandate in eastern DR Congo, noting that it’s not on a peacekeeping mission and that clarifications should be made on what they ...

More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according ...

South Africa and Rwanda have long had a difficult relationship.In 2014, South Africa expelled three Rwandan diplomats after an attack on the home of an exiled Rwandan dissident in Johannesburg. Kagame ...

There has been fierce fighting as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance towards the second-largest city in eastern Democratic ...

The remains of 14 South African soldiers killed in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo more than a week ago are due home Wednesday, the defence force said, amid calls for all the ...

African eyes as well as others in the United States (US) and elsewhere in the world will be focussed on Tanzanian port city ...

Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga stands accused of “trying to spin herself out of accountability” in ...

AFP reporters in North Kivu Jan 30, 2025 Jan 30, 2025 Updated Jan 31, 2025 The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 vowed on Thursday to march on the DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, as its fighters made ...

Dozens of Romanian security contractors in the eastern DR Congo crossed the border into ... It initially provided maintenance services to the Congolese Air Force but is now part of the military's ...

The air force couldn't afford to maintain the Rooivalks ... In spite of this, any decision to pull South African troops out of DR Congo ultimately lies with Sadc since SAMIDRC was deployed ...

DR Congo's failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries ... "Unfortunately South Africa's budget has continued to decline over the years. The air force couldn't afford to maintain the Rooivalks," Mr ...