DRC rebels on path to peace
Rebels who fought the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government for two years, displacing 100,000 people, say they will disarm.
View ArticleSA company digs shaft for mine in DRC
A South African company has begun work on the Kibali mine in the DRC, set to be one of the biggest mines in Africa upon completion.
View ArticleMinister commends SA troops deployed in DRC
Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has commended all soldiers deployed in the DRC for their determination and high moral.
View ArticleM23: Protect our members from UN, DRC forces
M23 rebel leaders have been pleading with Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni to keep fleeing rebel soldiers that have fled into his country safe.
View ArticleHopes of M23 peace deal in the DRC
Defeated M23 rebels in the Congo are poised to sign a peace deal with the government, in what is hoped will be a turning point to end decades of war.
View ArticleDRC Peace deal signing ceremony delayed
A ceremony to wrap up a peace deal between Congo and defeated M23 rebels was delayed on Monday evening after the two sides disagreed on the wording of the pact, a Ugandan Minister said.
View ArticleM23 rebels and DRC to sign peace pact
The DRC and defeated M23 rebels are set to sign a peace deal in what the UN hopes will be a key step in efforts to end decades of war.
View ArticleDRC: Hopes dashed for a peace deal with M23
Talks to finalise a truce between the DRC and defeated M23 rebels have collapsed, in a setback to efforts to end one of Africa’s longest conflicts.
View ArticleDRC on brink of war again
Rebel leaders pin peace hopes on Zuma as UN brigade ‘works its way through’ armed militias
View ArticleDRC thanks SA for M23 intervention
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila thanks South Africa for its role in defeating the M23 rebels in Goma, the department of international relations and co-operation said on...
View ArticleUN to start using surveillance drones in DRC
In a landmark intelligence-gathering exercise, the UN will begin using drones in the DRC to monitor its border and movements by armed groups.
View ArticleUN officials hail ‘deployment of drones’ in DRC
The United Nations (UN) has taken a technological leap in peacekeeping operation with the much-anticipated deployment of unmanned surveillance drones in DRC.
View ArticleUN peacekeepers find M23s arsenal of weapons
UN peacekeepers found an arsenal of weapons, including heavy calibre arms, at the site of the last stand by M23 rebels in eastern DRC, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said on Friday.
View ArticleMonusco expresses ‘deep disgust’ in shocking DRC attack
A grisly attack in eastern DRC has left 21 people dead, and several women and children raped, mutilated and beheaded, says the UN.
View ArticleDRC soldiers convicted of sexual violence
About 12 soldiers have been convicted in the east DRC where government troops have battled to clamp down on several armed groups.
View ArticleSA soldiers to spend Christmas in DRC
More than 1 200 South African soldiers will spend Christmas on a peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
View ArticleSA choppers sent in to help retake DRC town
A special UN force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has used helicopters to fire on Ugandan rebels and help government troops retake the town of Kamango.
View ArticleUN troops fire on Uganda rebels in DRC
After a deadly attack by rebels in DRC’s Kamango, SA helicopters in the UN intervention force have helped the country’s troops take back the town.
View ArticleKinshasa: Heavy gunfire, hostage scenario wreaks panic among residents
Residents in the capital of the DRC have been left to feel uneasy after gunfire erupted throughout the city and several reporters were taken hostage.
View ArticleIs sustainable logging the solution?
Can government policy makers play a role in protecting Africa’s wildlife? Arwa Damon meets DRC-based conservation specialist Paul Telfer.
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