The U.N peacekeeping force, also known as MONUSCO, entered Congo more than two decades ago and has around 14,000 peacekeepers on the ground. South Africa’s defense minister, Angie Motshekga, was ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Congo has left at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead, United Nations and army officials said Saturday. M23 has made ...

Congo requested the meeting, which had originally been scheduled for Monday. On Saturday, Congo’s army said it fended off an M23 offensive towards Goma with the help of its allied forces, including ...

Nine South African soldiers have died in eastern Congo during intense fighting against Rwanda-backed rebels. The escalating conflict, marked by the M23 insurgency, has displaced 400,000 people, ...

In a tragic turn of events, three UN peacekeepers from South Africa have been killed in clashes with M23 rebels in eastern Congo, as confirmed by South Africa's Democratic Alliance and a local trade ...

Three South African soldiers were killed and 18 injured ... UN troops deploy outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, as M23 rebels are reported to close in on ...

The M23 rebel group has intensified its offensive in eastern DR Congo, encircling Goma, a city of approximately two million ... The skirmishes were particularly fierce in the town of Sake, just 27 ...