South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
19 hours ago · While South Africa has said its involvement in DR Congo was guided by its need to "contribute to the stability" of a fellow Sadc member, defence analyst Dean Wingrin said the country's economic ...
Congo’s leader calls for massive military mobilization as Rwanda …
10 hours ago · Congo is a member of the southern Africa regional bloc and also that of east Africa, whose peacekeeping force it expelled last year after deeming it ineffective. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa blamed the “Rwanda Defense Force militia” for the fighting that has resulted in the deaths of 13 South African peacekeepers in eastern Congo ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
1 day ago · South Africa’s military confirmed Tuesday that four more South African soldiers deployed in DR Congo as part of the UN peacekeeping mission there had died, only days after nine were killed in ...
South African, Rwandan leaders in war of words over DR Congo
2 hours ago · South Africa has troops deployed in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission there, as well as in a separate deployment by the Southern African Development ...
South Africa working to support its troops station in DR Congo
12 hours ago · South Africa says it working to support its troops stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 13 of its soldiers have been killed in the conflict pitting Rwanda-back M23 rebels ...
DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about? - BBC
1 day ago · The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. ... South Africa said 13 of its soldiers had been ...
DR Congo conflict: Rebels edging closer to taking control of Goma
2 days ago · As well as civilian deaths, South Africa said on Tuesday that four more of its soldiers, who are in DR Congo as part of peacekeeping efforts, had died as a result of clashes with the M23.
Four more South African soldiers killed in Congo, defence …
2 days ago · 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 ...
South African troops killed in DR Congo: What is behind the Sadc ... - BBC
Feb 15, 2024 · South African troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have suffered their first fatalities since their recent deployment to quell a rebellion. Two soldiers were killed and three were...
9 South African Soldiers Killed as Conflict in Eastern Congo …
4 days ago · Nine South African soldiers have been killed in eastern Congo's conflict zone, the South African defense department said Saturday, as Congolese troops and peacekeepers battled to stop an advance by Rwanda-backed rebels on the city of Goma. Democratic Republic of Congo and its allies earlier...