soldiers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Opening his ninth State Of the Nation Address (SONA), Ramaphosa declared the flags will be flown at half mast in honour of: Staff ...

In Central Africa lies a country, almost a subcontinent, roughly the size of all of Western Europe—one of the richest countries in terms of resources, yet one of the poorest in terms of resource gain ...

SA Navy ratings at SONA. The deaths of 14 South African soldiers on peacekeeping duty three thousand kilometres from home was aptly remembered at yesterday’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape ...

Talks are under way among leaders of African countries to end fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in which thousands of people have been killed, thousands forced to leave their ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. In January, rebel fighters claimed the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Their sweep into Goma—a ...

Almost 3,000 people have been killed in fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN has said. Vivian van de Perre, a senior UN official based in the city of Goma, said the ...

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi will take part in a joint summit of Eastern and Southern African leaders starting on Friday to discuss the conflict in its east ...

The M23 rebels last week captured Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - the worst escalation of fighting in more than a decade that has left thousands dead. Despite ...

Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce ...

gang rape and sexual slavery in the wake of a major M23 advance in late January that lead to the capture of east Democratic Republic of Congo's largest city of Goma. M23 fighters, Congolese ...

Supported by It was one of the deadliest battles in decades in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After the city of Goma fell to a rebel group known as M23 last week, the International Red Cross ...

S&P Global Ratings warned that the escalating conflict between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo could lead to a credit downgrade for the nations as the cost of fighting weakens both their ...