South Africa, Congo

Critically injured South African soldiers are evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive
South Africa’s armed forces say a group of soldiers critically injured in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been evacuated by the United Nations
S.Africa repatriates more than 120 soldiers from DR Congo
South Africa completed Wednesday the evacuation of 127 troops from the front lines of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, four of whom were critically wounded, the military said.Twenty-one soldiers returned Tuesday and 106 more on Wednesday,
SAMIDRC soldiers – including from South Africa – apparently exiting Goma
About 200 wounded and sick soldiers from the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) are apparently on their way out of Goma in the eastern DRC after weeks of negotiations with M23 rebels.
Eastern DRC: Injured South African troops en route home via Rwanda
Defeated soldiers from the Southern Africa Development Community’s (SADC) peace mission were seen leaving Goma by road without their equipment or uniforms.
VOA60 Africa - DRC: M23 rebels continue their advance in South Kivu
M23 rebels have taken control of the strategic Kavumu airport that serves Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, the rebel group and a civil security source said Friday. The rebels also seized the town of Katana.
DR Congo crisis: SADC soldiers repatriated through Rwanda
A group of close to 200 soldiers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), who have been fighting in eastern DR Congo, were repatriated after they were given passage through Rwanda on Monday,
Wounded South African soldiers return home from DR Congo
By AFPJOHANNESBURG - South African troops seriously wounded in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have returned home for treatment, the military said on Tuesday.M23 fighters have captured swathes of eastern DRC despite military support provided by several countries,
The EastAfrican1h
Eleven killed after explosions at M23 rally in Bukavu
At least 11 people died after explosions rocked a rally organised by an alliance involving M23 rebel leaders in Bukavu, the ...
The New Times on MSN5h
M23 vows retaliation after explosives kill people at massive rally in Bukavu
The AFC/M23 rebels on Thursday, February 27, vowed that “this cowardly and barbaric act will not go unpunished” after explosives at a massive rebel rally in Bukavu, the capital of DR Congo’s South ...
DR Congo: Police Switches Allegiance to M23, Tshisekedi Calls for Unity Govt |Firstpost Africa |N18G
Police Switches Allegiance to M23, Tshisekedi Calls for Unity Govt | Firstpost Africa | N18G Hundreds of officers from DR Congo’s police have switched their allegiance to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.
'China and America invest in their military, we are investing in corruption': Malema slams South Africa’s military failures
Malema has slammed the government for sending ill-equipped soldiers to the DRC, calling for their withdrawal. and urging ...
The Washington Post11d
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
The M23 are the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups ... Congo’s forces were being supported in Goma by troops from ...
DR Congo: M23 Rebels Capture South Kivu’s Bukavu as Uganda Threatens Attack | Firstpost Africa |N18G
M23 Rebels Capture South Kivu’s Bukavu as Uganda Threatens Attack | Firstpost Africa | N18G Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have ...
The Africa Report6d
East Congo: After taking Bukavu, where next for M23? Uvira
M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, continued their advance through South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo ... A diplomatic source in the region confirmed this to The Africa Report. However, ...
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Video: What can stop M23’s advance in Democratic Republic of Congo? | Inside Story
What can stop M23’s advance in Democratic Republic of Congo? | Inside Story In the Democratic Republic of Congo, anxiety is ...