Daily Maverick on MSN1d
Government rebuffs opposition calls for immediate withdrawal of SA forces from DRC
Most political parties have demanded the swift return of SA troops, but Defence Minister Angie Motshekga defended the deployment as part of SA’s commitment to peace and stability.
UN rights body condemns Rwanda and the rebels it backs in neighboring Congo. Violence mounts in east
The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a major city.
KJZZ5d
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general ...
The Africa Report5d
M23, Rwandan troops launch fresh DRC offensive
Intense clashes broke out as the armed group seized a mining town in South Kivu province and resumed its advance towards the ...
Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
Officials and residents say Rwanda-backed rebels have gained ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they ...
thenewhumanitarian6d
Roundup: Get up to speed on the Rwanda-M23 offensive in DR Congo
The capture of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, last week by the M23 rebel group follows a ...
M23, Rwandan troops launch fresh DR Congo offensive
The M23 armed group and Rwandan forces launched a new offensive on Wednesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days before the Rwandan and Congolese presidents are due to attend ...