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 ...

How politics in Kinshasa combines with international power politics to undermine regional efforts for peace in DRC THE LAST ...

The UN mission in eastern Congo was initially meant to be quickly concluded at the request of Kinshasa. However, the M23 offensive in North Kivu has led to a reassessment. Will the peacekeeping ...

Behind the intrigue of South Africa and Tanzania’s role ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | A terse exchange between South African ...

“The Rwanda Defence Force does not target civilians and remains committed to safeguarding Rwanda’s sovereignty,” the ...

Presidential hopeful Reuben Kigame has urged President William Ruto and other African leaders to find amicable solutions to ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has heavily relied on foreign mercenaries to bolster its military efforts against the M23 rebels, despite the government’s insistence that they were merely ...

The M23 rebel alliance besieged Goma and forced hundreds of local troops to surrender, a move that has been condemned by ...

A shifting political calculus by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risks triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly expanding their ... The central African nation’s military has been weakened ...