Summit may bring Congo and ... and Southern African leaders starting on Friday to discuss the conflict in its east, where Rwandan-backed rebels are seizing more territory. The high-stakes summit ...

and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have agreed to sit down on the table to discuss the way forward on the DR Congo conflict. The two blocs have, in the past two years ...

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the deaths of 13 of its soldiers in eastern Congo fighting ...

Congo Losses ... uniting African nations, the week's events have driven a wedge notably between Ramaphosa and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, arguably the continent's two most high-profile leaders.

Congo accuses Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels ... because it is not acceptable if you want to preserve peace in Africa and in our region," Patrick Muyaya said in an interview in the capital ...

At least four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. DAILY POST reports that the new killing has taken the number of South ...

The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sparked fierce debate about the deployment of South ...

Last year, another seven South Africans were killed in eastern DR Congo - making it one of the country's deadliest combat-related tragedies in recent times. South Africa and Rwanda have long had a ...

Since the crisis began in 2011, the AU has made a tentative effort to push for a peaceful resolution, although its chances of success are so slim that none of the actors involved in the conflict has ...