Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has met U.S. lawmaker Ronny Jackson to discuss fighting in the east ...

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, who were sent to ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's defence minister said there was a need to "relook at" a Southern African mission in ...

The M23 has continued to gain ground in eastern DR Congo and last month seized the region's second-biggest city, Bukavu.

Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on March 18, ...

Rwanda earlier this week severed diplomatic ties with Belgium, a month after the suspending a five-year development cooperation agreement with the European country. Both decisions were driven by ...

To address global instability and insecurity, we have decided to launch a dedicated EU-South Africa, peace, security and ...

The continent's peacekeepers are key players in its conflict zones. However, southern African troops are withdrawing from one of the deadliest — in DR Congo — over fatalities, public opposition and ...

The southern African regional bloc has decided to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

On August 13, 2024, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared the multi-country mpox ...

FILE - South African soldiers, part of the Southern African Development Community's mission to fight against armed rebel groups in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, stand in Goma as ...