Mozambican authorities have failed to conduct credible investigations into the wave of political killings following the ...

Mozambique has negotiated for South ... In February, South Africa's government said that 2,900 of its soldiers were being mobilized for the SADC operation in eastern Congo, which has a mandate ...

Troops from the southern African regional bloc will exit eastern DR Congo under a deal with M23 rebels, who demand repairs to ...

Despite increasing demands on the country's defence force, funding for the military has been steadily declining ...

Despite a defence budget of over R55 billion, South African troops in the DRC are reportedly running out of ammunition and food.

Mozambique prefers a strategic SADC technical deployment to stop the situation from ... usually has about four squads (each made up of seven troops) and has up to 50 soldiers commanded by a lieutenant ...

SAMIDRC's withdrawal is the second SADC deployment that has ended inconclusively - the first being the bloc's mission in Mozambique. Why are these military interventions failing, and what does ...

South Africa dominates the SADC force, which is estimated to number around 1,300, with Malawi and Tanzania also contributing soldiers. Earlier this month, Malawi ordered its troops to prepare to ...

On February 24, close to 200 injured SADC soldiers were repatriated after being given safe passage through Rwanda. Efforts to remove all the others are now expected to move forward now that ...

However, following significant losses, including the deaths of at least 18 SADC soldiers in January 2025, the mission’s effectiveness has been called into question. “South Africa's military ...

The SAMIDRC was sent to the region in December 2023 to help the government of the DRC, a SADC member, restore peace and security. But South Africa lost 14 soldiers in the eastern DRC conflict in ...