East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state and government will, on Saturday, February 8, meet over ways to possibly bring an end to the escalating ...

A South African defence expert, Helmoed Heitman, says the Southern African Development Community mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC) is a complete failure and the bloc should negotiate its ...

Flags are flying half-mast in South Africa as bodies of deceased soldiers are being repatriated, but questions about the ...

South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...

Rwanda has criticized South Africa's military involvement in eastern DR Congo, accusing Pretoria of fighting on the behalf of ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

The soldiers' bodies were due to be repatriated to South Africa on Wednesday. However, the SANDF on Thursday stated that all administrative processes were completed and handed over to the United ...

The remains of 14 South African soldiers killed in the conflict in eastern DR Congo more than a week ago are due home on ...

"I was asked if I can arrange a quick talk between Ramaphosa and Elon last night ... so I did and then they spoke a few ...

Rwanda's leader also threatened to “deal” with any confrontation with South Africa, which has complained that fighting in eastern Congo has left South African peacekeepers dead. In his first ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Three U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa have been killed in fighting M23 rebels in eastern Congo, a ...

South Africa and Rwanda's already fraught diplomatic relations have worsened after President Cyril Ramaphosa accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of killing South African peacekeepers in ...