Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...

A truce announced last week by AFC/M23 rebels in Walikale, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has collapsed after ...

Ongoing violence and instability, including fighting by M23 rebels, has forced millions of people to flee their homes.

The conflict is exacerbating deforestation, undermining conservation efforts, and fueling the illicit exploitation of natural ...

Finance Minister Godongwana confirms the SANDF will retain its R5 billion peacekeeping budget despite SADC's planned ...

The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse. In January, even before the Rwanda-backed M23 seized Goma and Bukavu, and before the collapse of much of the humanitarian aid ...

The size of the SADC deployment has never been made public but analysts estimate it to number around 1,300 troops.

President Ramaphosa said that the SADC-East African community was working on securing a permanent ceasefire and getting ...

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, battles are taking place for territory and rare earth minerals such as cobalt.

M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’. Rwanda denies link to M23 rebels as trade in smuggled DRC minerals is ...

Kenya Airways has lost 35% of revenue since January in three DRC routes on airspace closure. Airline was forced to suspend ...