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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DRC’s never-ending war is a scorn at Africa’s sovereignty and unity
People carry their belongings as they flee from their villages around Sake in Masisi territory ... carnage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – to be precise, the photo of corpses ...
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DRC Conflict | 13 SA soldiers die in the DRC
The DRC conflict has hit closer to home, with 13 SANDF members losing their lives at the weekend, in the city of Goma.
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DRC: What to know about the armed conflict in North and South Kivu
In recent weeks, the armed conflict between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared up again ...
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Portfolio committee meeting on DRC cancelled: Parliamentarians demand explanation
EFF MP Carl Niehaus said the meeting on troops in the DRC had been cancelled to shield Angie Motshekga from answering questions from MPs. Parliamentarians are up in arms after an urgent portfolio ...
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Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo say they have taken key city of Goma
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic ties with ... UN markings could be seen on a road between Goma and Sake. Image: A UN vehicle burns during clashes with M23 rebels ...
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DRC tries to slow rebels’ assault amid reports of bodies in the streets
Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city. U.N. officials reported ...
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High-ranking officer killed as clashes rage in eastern DR Congo
This incident occurred amid violent clashes between the DRC military and the M23 rebels, who have taken control of Sake, a strategically important town considered the last barrier to Goma ...
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DRC conflict | SA demands Rwanda pull out of Eastern DRC
She says this allows states not to accept responsibility for armed conflict and war crimes. Meanwhile, the DRC told the UN the advance of Rwandan forces into its territory is a Declaration of War.
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EFF demand Angie Motshekga resign, Ramaphosa face Parliament over SANDF DRC fiasco
Picture: Facebook/SANDF The EFF has reacted to the death of at least 7 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), calling for President Cyril ...
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S. African peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in DRC
An AFP reporter saw a burned-out, smoking armoured vehicle of the UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO on the road between Goma and Sake, scene of ... presence in the DRC as a clear violation of ...
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400,000 displaced this year as conflict rages in DRC's volatile east
Armoured vehicles from the Southern African Development Community Mission in the DRC, there to support the Congolese army, were also seen transporting guns towards Sake. Medical teams from the ...