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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What does the death of 14 SANDF soldiers in the DRC reveal about South Africa’s defence leadership?
In late January, 14 soldiers of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) lost their lives while fighting M23 ...
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African Development Bank: ‘Why I choose Sidi Ould Tah’
Tanzanian economist Frannie Léautier, a former VP at the AfDB and World Bank, backs Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah for the top ...
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DRC: African nations seek solution under strain
At crisis talks in Harare, the Southern African Development Community reaffirmed its support of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's independence. But the escalating conflict weighs heavy on the ...
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African Union Needs to Act Now on Eastern DR Congo
As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...
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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 state of the country’s military remain.
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An African War in the Congo
The First Congo War, also known as Africa’s First World War, took place from October 1996 till May 1997. It involved multiple ...
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Southern and Eastern African leaders meet to find resolution to DRC conflict
The Southern African Developing Community and the East African Community met for a Summit in Tanzania to discuss a ceasefire between the DRC and M23 rebels.
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 ...
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African blocs' summit ends with demand to enforce ceasefire in eastern Congo, reopening supply routes
Defense chiefs of East African Community, Southern African Development Community asked to meet within 5 days to provide technical direction to implement ceasefire, secure Goma - Anadolu Ajansı ...
Four more South African soldiers killed in Congo, defence department says
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 ...