The security challenges in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have demonstrated an urgent need for a well-equipped and responsive South African National Defence Force (SANDF), and the necessity of ...

A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

Congo’s mining industry, which is also the world’s second-biggest source of copper, is dominated by Chinese companies. A ...

The aftermath of what is colloquially now termed “the Battle of Goma” continues to reverberate in South Africa with Defence ...

Congolese soldiers in a mix of fatigues and street clothes crowded into a chapel last week to stand trial for crimes ...

The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi is hoping to earn U.S. support for his country’s fight against Rwandan-backed rebels with a lucrative mineral deal. While the eyes of the world are focused ...

I wrote last month that US President Donald Trump’s neoi-mperialism could significantly destabilise the African continent – ...

Defeated soldiers from the Southern Africa Development Community’s (SADC) peace mission were seen leaving Goma by road ...

Passengers arriving from Bukavu disembark from the Emmanuel boat, on its first trip between Bukavu and Goma since the city was taken by M23 rebels, in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of ...

Kabarebe is revered in Rwanda and reviled in Congo. His current role in government came after he retired from the Rwandan military, which he once served as chief of defense staff. He is also a former ...