At the crisis talks in Harare, SADC reaffirmed its support of the DRC "in its pursuit of safeguarding its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity," as the conflict threatens to spill over.

A shifting political calculus by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risk triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, underscoring the importance of African mediators and global partners acting ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa attended an extraordinary SADC summit, where leaders strongly condemned the escalating violence in ...

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that the worsening humanitarian situation in ...

Heads of State and government have strongly condemned escalating hostilities in eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Elias Magosi, the SADC executive secretary, said at a briefing ...

Local sources said Kigali-backed fighters were advancing on a new front and had seized two districts in South Kivu province, ...

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The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels triggered the ongoing hostilities by launching an offensive north of Goma, on Oct. 26, 2023, in ...

Shifting calculations by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risk triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, underscoring importance of African mediators and global partners acting quickly to stem ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister on Friday accused Rwanda of illegally occupying part of its territory, ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 group has wrested control of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and is pushing southwards.