Rwanda-backed M23 pushes on in DR Congo
The Rwandan-backed M23 group on Friday advanced south after seizing the biggest city in mineral-rich eastern DR Congo, in ...
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Risk of Regional Conflict Following Fall of Goma and M23 Offensive in the DRC [analysis]
A shifting political calculus by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risk triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, underscoring the importance of African mediators and global partners acting ...
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Commonwealth Secretary-General’s statement on the situation in Eastern DRC
The following statement was issued today by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC.
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Regional bloodbath deepens in the DRC
SADC on Thursday was due for an emergency meeting, as the presidents of Rwanda and South Africa traded harsh words on social ...
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Congolese have suffered for far too long — Mnangagwa pleads with SADC leaders to address DRC’s humanitarian crisis
Spread This NewsBy Thandiwe Garusa  SOUTHERN African Development Community (SADC) Chairman, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged regional leaders to take immediate action to address the worsening ...
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SADC Heads of States snub Extraordinary Summit on escalating DRC conflict
Spread This News By Staff Reporter  ONLY seven Heads of States and Government attended the Southern African Development ...
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Southern African leaders hold crisis talks on DR Congo conflict
Harare: The southern African grouping SADC held crisis talks on Friday on the escalating conflict in the eastern DR Congo, ...
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Race to lead Africa’s top development finance institution hots up
The race to lead the African Development Bank (AfDB) picked up pace this week as the Zambian, Senegalese and Mauritanian ...
DRC foreign minister accuses Rwanda of illegal occupation amid M23 conflict
The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister on Friday accused Rwanda of illegally occupying part of its territory, ...
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Liveblog: #SADC extraordinary summit
The stage is set at the New Parliament building in Mt Hampden, Harare, where Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders are expected to gather to discuss pressing issues in the Democratic ...
South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.
Rwanda illegally occupying DR Congo, minister tells BBC
Rwanda is illegally occupying the Democratic Republic of Congo and attempting to orchestrate regime change, the country's ...