Southern African Bloc to Withdraw Troops From Congo

Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC
Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. She would become one of many ...
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Committee Welcomes Decision to Terminate SADC Mission in DRC, Calls for Continued Diplomatic Interventions [press release]
The co-chairpersons of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, Mr Malusi Gigaba and Mr Phiroane Phala, have welcomed the decision by the Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of ...
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Families return to square one in east DR Congo's war-torn ruins
The Banyene family’s return to Sake, a town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was far from a homecoming.
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Kenyan bank KCB battles to secure Congo investment amid unrest
KCB has shut 15 branches in the DRC as clashes between M23 rebels and government forces escalate, raising concerns over ...
Ending the SADC mission in DRC: Committee calls for renewed diplomatic focus
Joint Standing Committee on Defence backs SADC's decision to end its mission in DRC, emphasising the need for diplomatic ...
Australia's AVZ Minerals scores legal victory against Congo over disputed lithium mine
Australia's AVZ Minerals said on Friday it secured a legal victory over the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and China's Zijin Mining over the Manono lithium mine rights, and is in talks with U.S.
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Withdrawing troops deployed to DRC based on tentative ceasefire: Ramaphosa
Although the situation remains precarious, Ramaphosa said he viewed the pause in fighting as a confidence measure that longer ...
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More than 400 children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recruited into conflict in first two months of 2025
More than 400 children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recruited into conflict in first two months of 2025 ...
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East DR Congo mines mint Rwanda-backed M23's fortune
Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their ...
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Families sent home to ruins of east DR Congo conflict
Shell casings from automatic weapons littered the plot, leftovers from the conflict between the Congolese army and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group that had until recently riven their Sake hometown.
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Trump to DR Congo’s rescue? What we know about a proposed US-Congolese mining deal
Congolese authorities are hoping to conclude an agreement with the Trump administration on the country's mining resources in ...