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SADC troop withdrawal from DR Congo long overdue

South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have killed peacekeepers while overrunning the region this year.

The New Times on MSN · 18h

SADC troop withdrawal from DR Congo long overdue: South African defence expert

A defence and security expert has welcomed the decision by the South African Development Community (SADC) to terminate the mandate of its military mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC), saying the troops were no longer serving any purpose in the conflict-ridden country.

New Vision on MSN · 19h

Southern Africa bloc ends military mission in DR Congo

The southern African regional bloc decided Thursday to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where it lost more than a dozen soldiers in conflict in January.The 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) took the decision at a virtual summit on the conflict in the area that has seen some three decades of unrest and claimed millions of lives.

Congo weighs attending talks with M23 in Angola

The Washington Post · 2d

Angola to act as mediator in peace talks between Congo and M23 rebels

Angola has announced plans to act as a mediator in the conflict between Congo and the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23

Devdiscourse · 1d

Congo and M23 Rebel Group Set to Enter Peace Talks in Angola

The Democratic Republic of Congo is considering participating in peace talks with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, organized by Angola. The decision aligns with a phased withdrawal of SADC troops and comes amid tensions with Rwanda,

Reuters · 20h

Congo weighs attending talks with M23 in Angola as rebels make demands

Democratic Republic of Congo is considering sending representatives to peace talks with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that Angola plans to host next week, two government sources said on Thursday,

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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 ...

Agence France-Presse on MSN7h

Families sent home to ruins of east DR Congo conflict

When the Banyene family were sent back to their home in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, all that had survived the ...

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EU to sanction nine people over Congo violence, diplomats say

The European Union is expected to sanction nine individuals in connection with violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

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Is Trump mulling a minerals deal with conflict-hit DR Congo?

Recognising that the White House of President Donald Trump is interested in transactional relationships - and seeing the ...

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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.

A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode

A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

Al Jazeera on MSN1d

‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars

Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

The EastAfrican on MSN19h

After peacekeeping fails, SADC bets on political solution to Congo war

Sadc soldiers are seen on a vehicle in Sake, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on February 11, 2024. Southern African leaders have subtly endorsed a political solution to the Congo ...

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Europe’s Shameful Role in the War in Congo

The war in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the border with Rwanda, has caused at least six million deaths in ...

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