New Age1h
DRC conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group were threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday as the United Nations warned the risk of violence spreading regionally had ‘never ...
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.
The Citizen4d
Call for military veterans to support their comrades in DRC
Military veterans have been called to support rather than criticise the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members ...
M23 addresses crowds in captured DRC city
Rwandan-backed M23 said Thursday it wanted to ‘liberate all of the Congo’ in its first public meeting since seizing the ...
Defence committees call for dignified funerals for South African soldiers killed in DRC conflict
Parliament's defence committees call for the repatriation of soldiers who died in the DRC, emphasising the need for dignified ...
DA calls for cut back of military parade at SONA, citing soldiers' sacrifices in DRC
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Speaker of Parliament, Thoko Didiza, urging the immediate reduction of ...
AFP on MSN1d
M23 calls public meeting in captured DRC city as fighters advance
Rwandan-backed M23 called its first public meeting on Thursday since seizing the Congolese city of Goma after deadly clashes, as its fighters advanced towards another regional capital.After capturing ...
The Citizen4d
Calls to scale down military role at Sona out of respect for SA troops in DRC
“The DA has written to the Speaker of Parliament, Thoko Didiza, urging the immediate scaling-down of military parade ...
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Rwandan-backed group declares ceasefire in DRC's war-torn east
Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a humanitarian "ceasefire" from Tuesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo's ...
Defence Web1d
Bodies of 14 SANDF soldiers due back on Friday as SA mulls its DRC options
Although initially announced by the Chief of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) as arriving back on Wednesday, it appears ...
New Vision on MSN2d
Uncertainty, humanitarian crisis grip Goma in DRC as new peace summit looms
The city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC awoke cautiously as urban life tentatively resumed under the shadow of ongoing ...
Daily Monitor5d
South African troops are dying in DRC: Here’s what’s going wrong
Read more: DRC conflict risks spreading ... it is time for some critical reflection on the future roles of its military. The equipment shortages and challenges it faces raise serious concerns ...