New concerns have arisen over the safety and withdrawal of South African and other southern African troops trapped for nearly three months in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after ...

SADC member states must ensure that the operation in eastern DRC can overcome the challenges faced by its predecessors. Almost a year since deployment, prospects of success look bleak for the Southern ...

The troops were deployed as part of a Southern African Development Community force called SAMIDRC. 14 South Africa soldiers were killed in January as M23 rebels pushed towards the East and later the ...

South Africa’s 2,900 soldiers serve in the Southern African Development Community Mission in Congo (SAMIDRC) mission, aiding ...

South Africa’s disastrous deployment to the eastern DRC has come to an abrupt and ignominious end, with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa suggesting that an imminent resolution of the conflict ...

The deaths of Tanzanian soldiers raise questions about the ability of the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) mission to defeat M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Three ...

Three months since the battle of Goma tipped the balance of control in North Kivu province in favour of M23 rebels, the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and its counterparts from Malawi and Tanzania ...

April 29 (Reuters) - Rwanda escorted the troops of a Southern African force through Rwandan territory to Tanzania on Tuesday as they pulled out from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda's ...

The premature withdrawal of SADC troops reveals deep-seated political problems and military capacity limitations. On 13 March, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) announced the ...

Ishirahamwe SADC (Southern Africa Development Community) rihurikiyemwo ibihugu vyo muri Afrika yo mu bumanuko ryatangaje ko ingabo zaryo zamaze gushika muri Repuburika ya Demokarasi ya Congo. Ubwo ...