JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Thursday that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated the mandate of its troop deployment in the Democratic ...

FILE - South African soldiers, part of the Southern African Development Community's mission to fight against armed rebel groups in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, stand in Goma as the ...

Leaders from two blocs of the Great Lakes region are scheduled for a meeting on Sunday, and Monday, for the second time in a month, to attempt a permanent solution to the crisis in the Democratic ...

People gather next to some vehicles from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) as part of the SADC Mission as they flee the Masisi territory following clashes between M23 rebels and ...

Residents raise their hands as an M23 soldier (L) controls the access to the Stade de l'Unite'(Unity Stadium) in Goma on February 6, 2025, ahead of a public gathering called by the armed group. [AFP] ...

GOMA, Congo -- The M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo agreed Friday to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who have announced their withdrawal even as the conflict between ...

GOMA, Congo — The M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo agreed Friday to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who have announced their withdrawal even as the conflict between ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — African leaders on Thursday announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to quell insurgencies in mineral-rich eastern ...