Why the DRC army is inferior to the much smaller M23
M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance in eastern DR Congo. "One of the main factors explaining the weakness of ...
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After the fall of Goma and Bukavu, where is DR Congo’s M23 war headed?
Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu ...
Why is SADC withdrawing its troops from the DRC?
Since December 2023, troops from SADC - the Southern African Development Community - have been taking part in a mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo tasked with supporting the Congolese ...
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Withdrawal of soldiers from DRC is not a sign of defeat - Ramaphosa
JOHANNESBURG - President Ramaphosa says withdrawing troops from the DRC is not defeat. He says it should be seen as a ...
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Withdrawing troops deployed to DRC based on tentative ceasefire: Ramaphosa
Although the situation remains precarious, Ramaphosa said he viewed the pause in fighting as a confidence measure that longer ...
Donald Trump looks to The Democratic Republic of the Congo for potential deal on rare earth minerals
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, battles are taking place for territory and rare earth minerals such as cobalt.
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‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars
Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?
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DRC Debacle Batters South Africa’s Standing as an Actor in African Peacekeeping
The withdrawal of the SAMIDRC force from the eastern DRC has significant negative ramifications for South Africa and SADC’s ...
VIDEO: Ceasefire called for in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs ...
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SADC to withdraw troops from the DRC
A Southern African Development Community (SADC) extraordinary summit on Thursday terminated the mandate of the SADC Mission ...
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Southern African bloc decides to end military mission in DRC
The southern African regional bloc has decided to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Olivier Nduhungirehe, Rwandan foreign minister: 'We have no soldiers on Congolese soil'
With Kigali accused of providing military support to the M23 rebels in the east of the DRC, and negotiations between the DRC ...