Analysts say that South Africa must defend its sovereignty and economic interests just as many other countries are doing.

After capturing Goma, the main city in North Kivu province, last week, the M23 and Rwandan troops launched a new offensive on ...

A South African defence expert, Helmoed Heitman, says the Southern African Development Community mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC) is a complete failure and the bloc should negotiate its withdrawal.

Violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have escalated as the M23 rebel group takes control of Goma, resulting in ...

Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a humanitarian “ceasefire” from Tuesday in DR Congo’s explosive east, days before a ...

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Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in eastern DR Congo. As the violence escalates, both regional powers seem unable to build bridges - but why?

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province’s vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum ...

They may be on opposite sides of the Congolese battlefield only by proxy, but Pretoria and Kigali are now trading ...

The remains of 14 South African soldiers killed in the conflict in eastern DR Congo more than a week ago are due home on ...

South Africa's rand weakened on Friday against a buoyant dollar as markets awaited U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff ...