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 ...

M23 rebels are accused to shelling two civilian refugee camps killing 16 injuring at least 30 on Friday. The SAMIDRC says it will go into battle to push back the rebels and open roads leading into ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

M23 rebels in the DRC have issued a warning to the Tanzanian contingent of the SADC force over the use of heavy artillery. The standby force in the DRC has captured key positions previously held by ...

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 ...

A defence and security expert has welcomed the decision by the South African Development Community (SADC) to terminate the mandate of its military mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC), saying the troops were ...