South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
Jan 30, 2025 · Rwanda says South Africa is in “no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator” in DR Congo.
Analysis: What's at stake for South Africa in DRC crisis?
Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in eastern DR Congo. As the violence escalates, both regional powers seem unable to build bridges - but why?
South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and …
5 days ago · The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take …
6 days ago · Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and seek to gain political power.
Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
6 days ago · South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the deaths of 13 of its soldiers in eastern Congo fighting have exposed an ...
DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about? - BBC
6 days ago · After a rapid advance in the region, fighters from the M23 rebel group have captured almost all of Goma – a major city of more than a million people in the east of DR Congo. Sitting on the ...
Rwanda illegally occupying DR Congo, minister tells BBC
6 days ago · South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war DR Congo's failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?
9 South African Soldiers Killed as Conflict in Eastern Congo …
Jan 25, 2025 · 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...
Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are …
Jan 26, 2025 · Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in an attempt to expand their area of control in the ...
SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Wikipedia
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) is an active regional peacekeeping mission operated by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] Operation Thiba includes soldiers from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi. They will replace the United Nations Force Intervention Brigade ...
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