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

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M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

President Paul Kagame and his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço discussed the crisis in eastern DR Congo, where M23 rebels took control of the strategic city of Goma on Monday, January 27.The two ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - After three years on the run from the Rwandan-backed M23 insurgency in eastern Congo, on Sunday, ...

South Africa's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Mathu Joyini, has stated that South Africa will continue to contribute to promoting peace and stability in the eastern region ...