The Minister of Defence Angie Motshekga said the South African National Defence Force was facing intense fire from the M23 ...

International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola, has dismissed the proposal to withdraw South African ...

Despite significant challenges, humanitarians “plan to stay and deliver” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the Rwandan-backed M23 Movement and national forces ...

Fourteen South African soldiers have already died in fighting. The army has now deployed an additional 700 to 800 troops to ...

Fighting erupted Tuesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two-day lull, with Rwanda-backed M23 fighters ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatened on Tuesday to advance on the provincial capital of Bukavu, citing a "dangerously deteriorating" situation, amid renewed ...

The armed group M23 has in recent months swiftly seized tracts of territory in mineral-rich east Congo after again taking up arms in late 2021, in a country plagued by numerous conflicts for decades.

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have attacked Congolese government forces in the South Kivu province, breaking a two-day lull ...