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South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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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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South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war

As the rebels gained the upper hand in the battlefield by capturing most of Goma - the biggest city in the east - South Africa fired a diplomatic salvo, warning that further attac

Four more South African soldiers killed in Congo, defence department says

Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said, taking the number of South African peacekeepers killed to 13 since the conflict escalated last week.

M23, Goma and Congo

CNN on MSN · 20h

DR Congo’s president says country won’t be humiliated after rebels claim takeover

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel alliance that has besieged swaths of the nation’s mineral-rich east and forced hundreds of local troops and foreign mercenaries to surrender.

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DRC president vows to fight M23 rebels in battle for Goma

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the Rwandan-backed militant group M23 which recently captured swaths of land in the east.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Congo's M23 rebels move south towards Bukavu in new push after Goma seizure

By Yassin Kombi and David Lewis GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo were moving south on Wednesday towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province,

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Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

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A Conflict in Congo

Critical minerals factor into the fight.

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Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital

Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and ...

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South African Air Force raises funds to support families of 13 SANDF troops killed in DRC

Rwanda says it is open to talks with Pretoria over a fallout regarding Rwanda's involvement in conflict in the DRC which has ...

Paul Kagame and the war in Congo: Here’s what we know

On January 27, M23 rebels, a group synonymous with the March 23 Movement claimed that they had taken over Goma, on the ...

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South Africa, Rwanda defuse tensions fueled by Goma crisis

We committed to advancing dialogue on eastern DRC and agreed to pursue the spirit of the ceasefire agreement,' says South ...

Mashatile extends heartfelt condolences to families of fallen SANDF soldiers in Congo

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has joined President Cyril Ramaphosa in expressing his deepest condolences to the families of ...

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Rwanda's evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...

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