South Africa, Congo

Critically injured South African soldiers are evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive
South Africa’s armed forces say a group of soldiers critically injured in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been evacuated by the United Nations
SAMIDRC soldiers – including from South Africa – apparently exiting Goma
About 200 wounded and sick soldiers from the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) are apparently on their way out of Goma in the eastern DRC after weeks of negotiations with M23 rebels.
Injured South African peacekeepers return home from conflict-hit DR Congo
M23, one of several armed groups operating in eastern Congo, resurfaced in late 2021 and captured the city of Bukavu last week after seizing Goma in January, leading to the deaths of more than 7,000 people this year, according to Congolese Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka.
Eastern DRC: Injured South African troops en route home via Rwanda
Defeated soldiers from the Southern Africa Development Community’s (SADC) peace mission were seen leaving Goma by road without their equipment or uniforms.
Eastern and Southern African blocs weigh deployment to eastern Congo
The EAC and SADC regional blocs have previously called for a ceasefire in the war in the mineral-rich region, which Congo's prime minister said this week had killed some 7,000 people since January. The document says the blocs are considering seeking a mandate,
Wounded South African soldiers return home from DR Congo
By AFPJOHANNESBURG - South African troops seriously wounded in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have returned home for treatment, the military said on Tuesday.M23 fighters have captured swathes of eastern DRC despite military support provided by several countries,
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DR Congo's Goma faces economic and financial crisis following M23 takeover
Businesses are struggling to survive, financial transactions are almost impossible, and people are having trouble making ends ...
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SANDU paints grim picture of situation SA soldiers faced in Goma
The South African government has faced backlash over its decision not to recall the service men and women following the ...
As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
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Death toll in Goma tops four thousand
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) heard this week “a parallel administration” seemingly set up by the Congo River ...
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I live in African city held hostage by M23 rebels - I'm too scared to go to supermarket
"There are places that smell of corposes, the dirt of abandonned military uniforms and you can see the ruins of abandonned houses and looted shops," Ahadi Kyambikwa, a tailor from Goma, Democratic ...
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Rwanda: High Time South African Forces Left Eastern DR Congo - M23 Spokesperson
It is high time the South African National Defence Forces' (SANDF) holed up in a UN base camp in DR Congo's North Kivu ...
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Critically injured South African soldiers evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive
The M23 rebels are supported by around 4,000 troops from Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and now occupy Goma and Bukavu, ...
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Violence, Minerals, and the Inevitable in Central Africa
Perhaps more importantly, it contains some of the world’s largest deposits of key minerals, such as cobalt, which is ...