Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with 602 victims of ...

The promising agreement between SADC and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Friday to facilitate the “immediate withdrawal” of trapped SADC troops from Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...

Belgian forces conquered Rwanda, a former German colony, in 1916 during the first world war. They got help from nearby ...

Based on the SAMIDRC experience, several steps are necessary to ensure that future SADC missions are successful and enhance the regional bloc’s capability to fulfill its mutual defence mandate, say ...

Warning: this article contains mentions of rape, domestic violence, war, and, immolation Over the years, my expectations for comprehensive mainstream war coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa dwindled bit by ...

Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...

The size of the SADC deployment has never been made public but analysts estimate it to number around 1,300 troops.

Finance Minister Godongwana confirms the SANDF will retain its R5 billion peacekeeping budget despite SADC's planned ...

The M23 armed group agreed with the Southern African Development Community on the evacuation of SADC forces from eastern ...

As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months, the UN peacekeeping mission, ...

A Congolese general expressed "indignation" on Friday about social media comments by Uganda's military chief that threatened ...

The M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo agreed Friday to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who ...