South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
Jan 30, 2025 · While South Africa has said its involvement in DR Congo was guided by its need to "contribute to the stability" of a fellow Sadc member, defence analyst Dean Wingrin said the country's economic ...
DR Congo crisis: What roles are Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda …
4 days ago · South Africa - 'The peacekeeper taking sides' Getty Images President Cyril Ramaphosa found himself in a heated online back-and-forth with Rwanda leader Paul Kagame over the crisis in DR Congo
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and ...
3 days ago · KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government, but also urged Congo’s president to directly negotiate with them.. Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, who attended the summit in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam by videoconference, has ...
Eastern and Southern African leaders seek way out of Congo …
3 days ago · Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid ...
African summit urges immediate DR Congo ceasefire
4 days ago · The DR Congo is so vast - two-thirds the size of Western Europe - that it is a member of both the East and Southern African blocs. South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war DR ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
Jan 28, 2025 · South Africa’s military confirmed Tuesday that four more South African soldiers deployed in DR Congo as part of the UN peacekeeping mission there had died, only days after nine were...
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take …
Jan 30, 2025 · Congo is a member of the southern Africa regional bloc and also that of east Africa, whose peacekeeping force it expelled last year after deeming it ineffective. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa blamed the “Rwanda Defense Force militia” for the fighting that has resulted in the deaths of 13 South African peacekeepers in eastern Congo ...
South Africa's military reinforces beleaguered Congo mission
1 day ago · South Africa is believed to have around 3,000 troops deployed in Congo, both as part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission and a Southern African regional force tasked with helping Congo's army combat the M23 insurgency.
Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
Jan 30, 2025 · JOHANNESBURG - South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the deaths of 13 of its soldiers in eastern Congo...
Republic of the Congo–South Africa relations - Wikipedia
Republic of the Congo – South Africa relations refers to the historical relationship between the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) and the Republic of South Africa. The Republic of the Congo was active in opposing apartheid South Africa.