East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state and government will, on Saturday, February 8, meet over ways to possibly bring an end to the escalating ...

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 ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the ...

Following the State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa hosted the Presidential Golf Challenge at Atlantic Beach Golf Club in Melkbosstrand, Cape Town, on Friday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered the national flag to be flown at half-mast for a week to honour South African Defence ...

The soldiers' bodies were due to be repatriated to South Africa on Wednesday. However, the SANDF on Thursday stated that all administrative processes were completed and handed over to the United ...

Analysis - As M23 continues its destructive march, the EAC-SADC summit must consider lessons from failed peace efforts.

The Luanda Process has not been able to bring tangible results either. The reasons for this failure include bad faith from ...

The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general ...

Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...