African leaders on Thursday announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were ...

South Africa's armed forces say a group of soldiers critically injured ... He said they had been receiving treatment in a hospital in the rebel-controlled city of Goma in eastern Congo. The city of 2 ...

South Africa's defence minister said there was a need to "relook at" a Southern African mission in Democratic Republic of ...

B udget announcements are rarely memorable events in South Africa. But the statement on March 12th by Enoch Godongwana, the ...

The Southern African regional bloc has said it will conclude its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), having decided on a “phased withdrawal”.

The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the ...

A defence and security expert has welcomed the decision by the South African Development Community (SADC) to terminate the mandate of its military mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC), saying the troops were ...

South Africa's Defence Minister, Angie Motshekga, suggested a reevaluation of the Southern African mission in the Democratic ...

South Africa should consider withdrawing from the ill-fated peace-keeping mission after the loss of 14 of its soldiers in the ...

Public opposition to their deployment has surged since 14 South African and three Malawian peacekeepers were killed by M23 ...