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Government rebuffs opposition calls for immediate withdrawal of SA forces from DRC
Most political parties have demanded the swift return of SA troops, but Defence Minister Angie Motshekga defended the deployment as part of SA’s commitment to peace and stability.
Calls for alternative funding models to revitalise the SANDF
Calls for alternative funding models and an adequate budget for the South African National Defence Force arise amid severe budget cuts and operational challenges.
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 ...
The New York Times5d
Congo Buries Its Dead After Rebel Assault
Supported by It was one of the deadliest battles in decades in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After the city of Goma fell to a rebel group known as M23 last week, the International Red Cross ...
Reuters6d
Tshisekedi to join regional summit on eastern Congo conflict
Summit may bring Congo and Rwanda leaders together for first time UN warns conflict in eastern Congo could inflame the region Rebel advance sparks panic in Bukavu, other eastern towns Feb 6 ...
CNN4d
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 ...
CNN5d
Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce ...
AOL3d
Dozens of runaway Congo soldiers face trial on violence charges
(Reuters) - Congo authorities will put at least 75 soldiers on trial on Monday for fleeing the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into the eastern province of South Kivu and for violence against ...
The Boston Globe4d
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
KAMPALA, Uganda — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government ...
BBC4d
Who's pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?
The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis, involving several neighbouring ...
BBC4d
African summit urges immediate DR Congo ceasefire
Leaders from east and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to end the deadly fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At a crisis summit in Tanzania ...