South Africa, Democratic Republic of 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.
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.
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.
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 New Times on MSN1h
DR Congo crisis: Death toll from Bukavu terror attack rises to 13, says M23
According to hospital sources, the death toll from “the terrorist attack” at a rebel rally in eastern DR Congo’s city of Bukavu, on Thursday, February 27, has risen to 13 dead and 72 injured, ...
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 ...
'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 Post12d
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 ...
LIVE: M23 Captures South Kivu’s Capital Bukavu as DR Congo Soldiers Flee | Firstpost Africa
LIVE: M23 Captures South Kivu’s Capital Bukavu as DR Congo Soldiers Flee | Firstpost Africa Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have ...
Radio France Internationale11d
DRC: South Kivu governor confirms Congo's M23 rebels are in Bukavu city
"I'm at home, and I can see with my own eyes the M23 entering our town," a local official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons. The governor of South Kivu province ...
AllAfrica.com7d
Rwanda: High Time South African Forces Left Eastern DR Congo - M23 Spokesperson
It is high time the South African National Defence Forces' (SANDF) holed up in a UN base camp in DR Congo's North Kivu ...
The New Times on MSN17h
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 ...