Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in eastern DR Congo. Kagame, meanwhile, took ...

Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a humanitarian “ceasefire” from Tuesday in DR Congo’s explosive east, days before a ...

Violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have escalated as the M23 rebel group takes control of Goma, resulting in ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to continue providing support to the DRC despite calls to withdraw troops following the death ...

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M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province’s vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum ...

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

The remains of 14 South African soldiers killed in the conflict in eastern DR Congo more than a week ago are due home on ...

They may be on opposite sides of the Congolese battlefield only by proxy, but Pretoria and Kigali are now trading ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has demanded a ceasefire in Eastern DRC after M23 rebels reported to have taken over most of ...

Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...

South Africa's rand weakened on Friday against a buoyant dollar as markets awaited U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff ...