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Nine SANDF members killed in DRC fighting off M23 rebels advancing on Goma
The soldiers' deaths on Thursday and Friday came amid a week-long visit this week by Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Angie Motshekga to the DRC to, among other things ... that values ...
The Hindu7d
What is happening in the DRC? | Explained
The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is back in the spotlight after the M23 militia, backed by eastern neighbour Rwanda, captured the mineral-rich city of Goma, which lies on the ...
CNN9d
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a little over a week after it took control of the region’s ...
The Conversation25d
DRC has created a reserve force to fight the M23 – why this may backfire
But will it actually work? Our past and ongoing research on army integration and demobilisation in eastern DRC casts doubt on the plan, for three reasons. The first risk is that armed groups will ...
Al Jazeera English27d
DRC cuts diplomatic ties with Rwanda over violence, UN calls emergency meet
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is severing diplomatic ties with Rwanda and the United Nations Security Council has called an emergency meeting as the fighting between the Congolese ...
Al Jazeera English25d
Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next?
The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious escalation in the years-long conflict that has seen hundreds of ...
Channel 4 News10d
DRC civil war: M23 rebels and a decades long conflict
The war in eastern DRC is not about just one issue, it is a deadly mix of ethnic tensions, regional rivalries, resource exploitation, and global interference. Soldiers stand on guard in the Lubero ...
The Hindu12d
Rwandan and Congolese leaders meet over eastern DRC conflict
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized swathes of territory in the mineral-rich eastern DRC in an offensive that has left thousands dead and displaced vast numbers. The group took ...
eNCA26d
DRC Conflict | South African troops suffer losses in combat
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga and senior defence officials have expressed deep condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers. Meanwhile, the South African National Defence Union is ...
CNN6d
Rebels seen in center of key DR Congo city after claiming takeover
Rebel forces have been seen in the center of Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on Sunday, residents told CNN, as the fighters push to expand their ...
CNN9d
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
Much of the international community, including the Congolese government, has accused neighboring Rwanda of backing M23 and aiding the plunder of DRC minerals. UN experts believe that an estimated ...
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Rwandan and Congolese leaders to meet over eastern DRC conflict
DRC - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame was due to meet his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi in Tanzania on Saturday as regional leaders convene in a bid to defuse the conflict in Democratic ...