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.
U.N. warns escalation in Congo war with M23 rebels bringing "summary executions" and gang rapes
The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Understanding the conflict in the DRC: The rise of M23 and its impact on South Africa
Violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have escalated as the M23 rebel group takes control of Goma, resulting in ...
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Countries backing DRC rebel group M23 could be assisting in committing war crimes - Lamola
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is part of a United Nations (UN)-backed peacekeeping mission in the DRC city ...
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Uruguayan peacekeeper killed in DRC as rebels seize Goma
Various UN peacekeeping troops were killed this weekend in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the rebel M23 made territorial gains. One Uruguayan was among the dead and another was reported ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 pledges to 'march all the way to Kinshasa'
The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of the country.
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‘Urgent debate’ scheduled to discuss SANDF casualties in the DRC
After multiple calls from members of parliament and political parties, Parliament’s National Assembly will on 10 February ...
DRC Crisis: SA soldiers face food shortages, communications cut off
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel deployed in Goma, DRC, are reportedly living on only one meal a ...