Countries Motshekga in Moscow as SANDF pulls out of DRC – MPs fume Cape Town – Minister of Defence Angie Motshekga has been criticised for missing a key parliamentary defence briefing on... Read more 9 May
Countries SA exit from DRC to be completed this month – general Johannesburg – South African troops withdrawing from the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have begun assembling... Read more 5 May
Countries SA troops pull out of DRC – Phased exit underway Cape Town – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has begun a phased withdrawal of its troops and... Read more 2 May
Countries Southern African troops begin exit from DRC after deadly M23 onslaught Johannesburg – Southern African troops have started evacuating the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been stranded... Read more 30 Apr
Countries SA troops stuck in DRC: Motshekga blames delays on rebel talks and broken airport Cape Town – Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has provided an update on the return of South African soldiers from... Read more 21 Apr
Countries South Sudan accepts DRC national at centre of US visa row Juba – South Sudan said on Tuesday that it would accept a Congolese national deported by the United States... Read more 9 Apr
Countries Leader of crisis-hit DRC meets Trump Africa advisor Kinshasa – Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, battling anti-government forces in the country’s resource-rich east, on Thursday discussed a possible... Read more 4 Apr
Countries DRC seeking ‘safe exit’ for southern African troops Pretoria – The Democratic Republic of Congo is working towards a “safe, coordinated” exit of troops deployed by a... Read more 28 Mar
Countries DRC defence minister visits South Africa as conflict escalates and SADC troop losses mount Johannesburg – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s defence minister began a visit to South Africa on Monday aimed at... Read more 25 Mar
Angola Angola relinquishes mediator role in DRC conflict Johannesburg – Angola announced on Monday it would withdraw from its role as mediator in the conflict in the... Read more 25 Mar