Welcome to Soweto,” reads the name of a small store, with the flags of South Africa and DR Congo either side of the phrase. The small maroon container shop deals in everyday products, from soft drinks ...

With the fiscal framework for South Africa’s 2025/26 national budget approved – by a small majority in Parliament this week – ...

The withdrawal of SamiDRC from the Eastern DRC means that country will have to rely on its own military to defend it.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Thursday that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated ...

Based on the SAMIDRC experience, several steps are necessary to ensure that future SADC missions are successful and enhance ...

The Southern African regional bloc has said it will conclude its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), having decided on a “phased withdrawal”.

There has been a feeling of regret on whether the momentum for peace was actually lost in abrupt change of the military ...

This was during a meeting between representative of SADC chief of defense and M23 military coordinator in Goma last Friday.

Mashatile paid tribute to the fallen SANDF soldiers, describing them as “brave patriots who gave their lives in the service ...

On the ground in North Kivu, the M23/AFC announced that it has withdrawn from some of the areas it recently conquered during ...

SADC leaders announce a phased withdrawal of peacekeeping forces from the DRC, responding to escalating violence and the ...

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