South Africa's military reinforces beleaguered Congo mission
South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and diplomatic sources said, after 14 of its soldiers were killed in fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels last month.
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government
Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict
Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid advance since January has fanned fears of a wider war.
African summit urges immediate DR Congo ceasefire
Leaders from east and southern Africa call on all warring parties - including the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels - to meet within five days.
African leaders scramble for solution to Congo conflict at high-level summit
Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs stressed on Saturday the urgency of finding a way out of the crisis in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels' rapid advance has fanned fears of a wider war.
Rwandan and Congolese leaders join summit on eastern DRC conflict
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi joined a summit in Tanzania on Saturday where regional leaders called for an "immediate ceasefire" in the Democratic Republ
African leaders move to end DR Congo conflict
Their crisis talks in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea come as the long-running war escalates.History will judge leaders in Africa who fail to end the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania warned her counterparts at the start of an emergency summit on the weekend.
Congo conflict: Eastern, Southern African leaders seek solution
Presidents of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs on Saturday met for an unprecedented joint summit to find a way out of a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid advance since January has fanned fears of a wider war.
DR Congo: More Foreign Troops Killed in Clashes Rwanda-backed M23 Rebels | Firstpost Africa | N18G
More Foreign Troops Killed in Clashes Rwanda-backed M23 Rebels | Firstpost Africa | N18G Congolese troops along with allied ...
The catastrophic conflict looming in the heart of Africa
Is it too late, asked Le Pays (Ouagadougou): have we "reached the point of no return" for another catastrophic conflict in ...
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DRC: At their first rally in Goma, AFC’s Corneille Nangaa and M23 promise people freedom
On 6 February, the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) – which includes the M23 rebel group backed by Rwanda – held a rally in Goma, ...
DR Congo: Rwanda-backed M23 Rebels Seizes Nyabibwe, Violate Ceasefire | Firstpost Africa | N18G
Rwanda-backed M23 Rebels Seizes Nyabibwe, Violate Ceasefire | Firstpost Africa | N18G The M23 rebels have launched a fresh offensive along with Rwandan forces in DR Congo's mineral-rich east days ...
M23 rebels face Burundian forces in eastern Congo, heightening war fears
As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, they are likely to have to fight their way through thousands of troops from Burundi, ramping ...
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M23 rebels in Congo using advanced arms similar to Israeli military: South African former general
M23 rebels fighting the Congolese army in eastern Congo are using advanced weapons and equipment similar to those used by the ...
The Africa Report3d
Remains of 14 South African soldiers returning home in slow repatriation process
Flags are flying half-mast in South Africa as bodies of deceased soldiers are being repatriated, but questions about the ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 advances towards second DR Congo regional capital
The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after ...
Daily Maverick on MSN3d
South Africa navigates a diplomatic tightrope to bring troops’ remains home from eastern DRC
The 14 SANDF members killed in the DRC were reportedly being repatriated on Friday, 8 February, passing through Rwanda, which the South African government had initially opposed.