Johannesburg, South Africa (AFP)—The Democratic Republic of Congo’s defence minister began a visit to South Africa Monday aimed at strengthening “strategic defence capabilities” between ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battle pro-government fighters in North Kivu and South Kivu province ... in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year [File: Reuters] Published ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's defence minister is currently on a state visit South Africa aimed at strengthening "strategic defence capabilities" between the two countries, South Africa's ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one ... the capital of mineral-rich North Kivu province, before capturing Bukavu, the capital of neighbouring South Kivu, in February.

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured a third major town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expanding ... the city of Goma in North Kivu province and Bukavu in South Kivu province.

NAIROBI - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo battled militiamen ... as Wazalendo battled on Tuesday in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, residents said.

The head of the UN Mission in Congo told the Security Council that M23 controls large parts of North Kivu and South Kivu “and threatens to expand into Tshopo and Maniema provinces,” which are larger a ...

Previous peace talks between Rwanda and DRC had been hosted by Angola ... FILE: People gather next to some vehicles from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) as part of the Southern ...

The creation of provinces and municipalities was championed by the Inkatha Freedom Party during the Convention for a Democratic South Africa talks (Codesa). The multi-party talks which paved the ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was welcomed home at an airport ...

The visit, due to last until Thursday, comes against the backdrop of an escalating conflict in the mineral-rich east of the DRC, where South African troops deployed with a mission of the Southern ...