New concerns have arisen over the safety and withdrawal of South African and other southern African troops trapped for nearly three months in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), after ...

SADC member states must ensure that the operation in eastern DRC can overcome the challenges faced by its predecessors. Almost a year since deployment, prospects of success look bleak for the Southern ...

The deaths of Tanzanian soldiers raise questions about the ability of the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) mission to defeat M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Three ...

M23 rebels are accused to shelling two civilian refugee camps killing 16 injuring at least 30 on Friday. The SAMIDRC says it will go into battle to push back the rebels and open roads leading into ...

The troops were deployed as part of a Southern African Development Community force called SAMIDRC. 14 South Africa soldiers were killed in January as M23 rebels pushed towards the East and later the ...

April 29 (Reuters) - Rwanda escorted the troops of a Southern African force through Rwandan territory to Tanzania on Tuesday as they pulled out from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda's ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Monday "firmly" denied any involvement of its Democratic Republic of Congo mission (SAMIDRC) in joint military operations in Congo as claimed by ...

Ishirahamwe SADC (Southern Africa Development Community) rihurikiyemwo ibihugu vyo muri Afrika yo mu bumanuko ryatangaje ko ingabo zaryo zamaze gushika muri Repuburika ya Demokarasi ya Congo. Ubwo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Fighting resumes in eastern Congo, army and M23 say JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The Southern African Development Community ...

The mission in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is turning into a serious quagmire for South Africa’s government. First, it must reckon with heavy losses: 13 soldiers were killed in the battle for ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa will be in Dar es Salaam on Saturday for the jointly hosted summit on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the future of the Southern African Development ...