Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
21 hours ago · 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 fighting have exposed an ...
Congo Losses Expose Limit of South Africa's Diplomatic Ambitions
21 hours ago · South Africa's poor showing in the Congo crisis has gone down badly at home. Photos that surfaced showing the heads of South Africa's army and air force playing golf during the crisis this week ...
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
1 day ago · 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 ...
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take …
1 day ago · 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 ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
2 days ago · 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 killed in ...
Four more South African soldiers killed in Congo, defence …
3 days ago · 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 ...
DR Congo conflict: Rebels edging closer to taking control of Goma
3 days ago · As well as civilian deaths, South Africa said on Tuesday that four more of its soldiers, who are in DR Congo as part of peacekeeping efforts, had died as a result of clashes with the M23.
Fighting in Congo leaves 13 dead, prompts emergency UN meeting
5 days ago · South Africa's defense minister, Angie Motshekga, was visiting the country's troops stationed in Congo as part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission the day the soldiers were killed. Related
South African troops killed in DR Congo: What is behind the Sadc ... - BBC
Feb 15, 2024 · South African troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo have suffered their first fatalities since their recent deployment to quell a rebellion. Two soldiers were killed and three were...
South African, Rwandan leaders in war of words over DR Congo
23 hours ago · South Africa has troops deployed in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission there, as well as in a separate deployment by the Southern African Development ...