The Africa Report19h
Remains of 14 South African soldiers returning home in slow repatriation process
Flags are flying half-mast in South Africa as bodies of deceased soldiers are being repatriated, but questions about the ...
Uganda sends 1,000 more soldiers to east Congo near M23 conflict, sources say
Uganda has deployed more than 1,000 extra soldiers into east Congo in the last week near an area where the Kinshasa government is fighting M23 rebels, four diplomatic and U.N. sources said, ...
The Citizen4d
Calls to scale down military role at Sona out of respect for SA troops in DRC
“The DA has written to the Speaker of Parliament, Thoko Didiza, urging the immediate scaling-down of military parade ...
Defence Web3d
Eastern DR Congo hostilities to be sole focus of Dar es Salaam summit
African eyes as well as others in the United States (US) and elsewhere in the world will be focussed on Tanzanian port city ...
The Nation Newspaper6d
The smouldering volcanoes of Eastern Congo
They searched for the mighty military force that underwrote ... was killed in an air crash on 18th September, 1961 while brokering peace for the selfsame Congo. There is only so much a single ...
Defence Web5d
SANDF death toll in the DRC rises to 14
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has announced the death toll of its troops in the Democratic Republic of ...
DA calls for cut back of military parade at SONA, citing soldiers' sacrifices in DRC
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to the Speaker of Parliament, Thoko Didiza, urging the immediate reduction of ...
Families of SANDF soldiers in the DRC anxious as conflict escalates
The war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become a focal point of anxiety for the families of South ...
South African troops are dying in DRC: Here’s what’s going wrong
South African troops in the DRC lack essential resources, including adequate air support, attack helicopters and modern ...
The Citizen2d
Fallen soldiers to be repatriated to SA today
The bodies of the 14 fallen South African soldiers, who were killed in battle with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of ...
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You sent our soldiers to die in DR Congo for selfish interests - South African MPs to government
The South African Parliament has questioned its defence organ over its mandate in eastern DR Congo, noting that it’s not on a peacekeeping mission and that clarifications should be made on what they ...