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4 more South African soldiers die in DRC

The Conversation · 42m

South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong

The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.

BBC on MSN · 20h

South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war

Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement dates back to the late 1990s. It first joined the UN's peacekeeping mission, Monusco, following the end of the racist system of apartheid in 1994.

Hosted on MSN · 3d

Four more South African soldiers killed in Congo, defence department says

Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said, taking the number of South African peacekeepers killed to 13 since the conflict escalated last week.

Bloomberg L.P. · 3d

South Africa Congo Death Toll Rises to 13; 4 More Soldiers Die

Four more South African soldiers were killed in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, raising the death toll to 13.

The East African on MSN · 3d

13 foreign soldiers killed in eastern Congo

There has been intensified fighting around Goma, North Kivu's largest city, with

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Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions

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

Defence Web1h

UDM adds its voice to calls for more defence funding

With its leader now in the government ranks, as it were, United Democratic Movement (UDM) deputy president Nqabayomzi Kwankwa ...

The Observer1d

DRC: Rwanda president Kagame dares South African military

Rwanda President Paul Kagame has warned South Africa that although Rwanda prefers peace, it will, without doubt, respond to ...

The South African on MSN1d

South Africans called to rally behind SANDF troops in the DRC

President Cyril Ramaphosa has addressed growing speculation about the conditions faced by South African troops deployed in ...

The Herald-Zimbabwe1d

South Africa calls for more efforts to end DRC conflict

Ramaphosa welcomed the United Nations Security Council’s recent position on the situation in the DRC, which calls for an ...

Mail & Guardian1d

Civil war raging in DRC becomes a nightmare for South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa remains in direct contact with the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and of Rwanda ...

The Citizen22h

Rwandan President Paul Kagame rejects South Africa’s ‘distortion and lies’ on DRC

Kagame spoke with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, but disagreed with the portrayal of the DRC conflict.

allAfrica.com on MSN2d

South Africa: SANDF Members Killed in Rebel Attack Near Goma Airport

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed the passing away of three of its members following a mortar bomb attack by the M23 rebel militia near Goma Airport in the Democratic ...

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Defence Minister Motshekga says SANDF camps safe in DRC, Ramaphosa issues warning to Rwanda

South Africa has called for a ceasefire in the DRC region, Defence Minister Angie Motshekga confirmed, saying a war cannot be ...

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SA National Defence Union says troops not adequately equipped for combat, Mzansi not surprised

The South African National Defence Union claimed that soldiers deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo are ...

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