“My Ma, ek is lief vir jou”: Family hails fallen soldier a hero
His family hailed him a hero both in their home and for his country, as he made it his mission to empower and recruit the youth from the Lankloof District, Louterwater in the Eastern Cape, to rise ...
A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land
None of Zawadi Sifa’s seven children have known life without fear and the constant threat of violence. Her story mirrors that of thousands of other families displaced by ...
SONA 2025 | Ramaphosa orders half-masting of SA flag to honour 14 fallen troops in DRC
President Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to the 14 soldiers who tragically lost their lives in a peacekeeping mission in the ...
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Southern and East African leaders to hold joint summit on Congo conflict
Both Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and Mexican President Sheinbaum said they had agreed to bolster border enforcement efforts in response to Trump's demand to crack down on immigration and drug ...
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Eastern Congo rebel alliance declares ceasefire starting on Feb. 4
DAKAR, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Eastern Congo rebel alliance that includes the M23 has declared a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons starting on Feb. 4, the group known as the Congo River Alliance ...
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Rebels call for ceasefire in DR Congo after hundreds are killed in a week of fighting
On Monday, Rwandan President Paul Kagame told CNN he didn’t know if his country’s troops are in eastern DR Congo. Fighting erupted last week as the rebels advanced into Goma, the capital of ...
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"All Our Citizens Are Safe", Says India Amid DR Congo Conflict
About twenty-five thousand Indian citizens live in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr Jaiswal said. Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday that ...
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M23 rebels declare unilateral ceasefire in DR Congo’s war-torn east
A political-military coalition of groups called the Alliance Fleuve Congo (River Congo Alliance), of which M23 is a member, said in a statement late Monday that it would implement "a ceasefire ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels declare ceasefire after deadly capture of Democratic Republic of Congo city
Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have declared a unilateral ceasefire on humanitarian grounds. The M23 rebel group announced on Monday that ...
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As fighting rages on in Eastern DR Congo, Catholic charity steps up humanitarian response
Amid the escalation of violence, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) has scaled up humanitarian response in Goma, a city in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Wetin BBC see wen dem visit Goma, di DR Congo city wey dey under rebel control
Wen I first drive into DR Congo eastern city of Goma, e hard me to tell weda I don enter a conflict zone. Goma residents full di streets a few miles from di border with Rwanda - commuters dey go ...
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Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and ...