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SANDF soldiers’ remains on their way home after delays
The mortal remains of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who were killed in the Democratic Republic ...
PICS: These are the 14 SANDF soldiers who died in the DRC
Photographs of 14 South African soldiers who lost their lives fighting M23 rebels in the DRC have been released by the SANDF, ...
IOL EXCLUSIVE: Bodies of South African soldiers killed in DRC transported to Uganda, en route home
The soldiers' bodies were due to be repatriated to South Africa on Wednesday. However, the SANDF on Thursday stated that all ...
Who's pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?
The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a ...
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War Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: What to Know
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...
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 ...
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Goma dispatch: Mass graves and reprisal fears as M23 seize DR Congo city
The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of ...
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety ...
Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
Goma remains “under occupation” by Congo’s M23 rebels and the ceasefire they announced has been broken as their forces engage ...
‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...
Video shows Tanzanian truck drivers – not soldiers – stranded in DRC conflict zone
Fighters from the M23 armed group recently captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during a rapid offensive. A video shared on X is purported to show Tanzanian soldiers ...