Portfolio Committee questions Defence Minister on DRC troop deployment and soldier repatriation
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga discusses the ongoing situation in the DRC and the urgent repatriation of fallen South African soldiers during a parliamentary briefing.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Fall of Goma - Why Rwandan Aggression in DR Congo Must Be Stopped
As the Congolese Foreign Minister recently called for, states could also have restricted Rwanda's ability to export minerals mined from M23-controlled areas. And of course, Uganda could stop ...
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Eastern DR Congo hostilities to be sole focus of Dar es Salaam summit
African eyes as well as others in the United States (US) and elsewhere in the world will be focussed on Tanzanian port city ...
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Challenge of the Congo
How politics in Kinshasa combines with international power politics to undermine regional efforts for peace in DRC THE LAST ...
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SA Pays Tribute to Fallen Soldiers in DRC as President Ramaphosa Calls for Lasting Peace
In his weekly newsletter on Monday, President Ramaphosa paid tribute to the soldiers, emphasizing their bravery in defending ...
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Fallen SANDF soldiers are South African and African heroes: President Ramaphosa
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers, who were killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
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215% increase in prevention of illegal border crossing – Leon Schreiber
Thanks to the focus on coordination, technology and collaboration by the BMA, the number of attempted illegal border ...
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.
Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
The Rwanda-backed M23 group is one of about 100 armed factions vying for a foothold in eastern Congo in one of Africa’s ...
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Graft blamed for death of SA soldiers in DRC
THE death of 13 South African soldiers in battle against rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) can be linked to one of the most severe scourges devastating the country - corruption. Coincid ...
Congo fighting: Rise of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels harder to stop this time
M23's last occupation of Goma was short-lived, and within a year they were a defeated force. This time, things are different.