Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...

President Ramaphosa said that the SADC-East African community was working on securing a permanent ceasefire and getting ...

The country has endured two civil wars between 1996 and 2002 ... experts also say it remains unclear how new US military equipment for the DRC would immediately change the course of the ongoing war, ...

The situation in eastern DRC continues to deteriorate, with M23 rebels gaining ground and diplomatic efforts failing to ...

The DRC seeks to offer key minerals to the U.S., but rebel forces and China largely control access to these vital rare earth ...

After a rapid advance saw Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize the two largest cities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed confidence that peace may soon be achieved in the long-standing conflict in the ...

The failure of African leaders is not just a matter of inaction—it is an active betrayal of Congo’s sovereignty and dignity. SADC, which once sent troops to support the Congolese government against ...

Less than a week after warning the African Union (AU) that South Sudan was on the brink of civil war, the senior United Nations (UN) staffer in the country repeated himself as reports of First Vice ...

Examining when South Africa acts or the President issues statements on civil conflicts taking place across Africa shows an apparent correlation with economic interests.

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Many South Sudanese worry that Juba could soon be consumed by violence again. In 2020 the two main adversaries in the civil war formed a unity government. Yet the truce between Salva Kiir, the ...