Fourteen South African soldiers have already died in fighting. The army has now deployed an additional 700 to 800 troops to ...

Rwanda on January 27, 2025. M23 rebels fighting the Congolese army in eastern Congo are using advanced weapons and equipment similar to those used by the Israeli army and US special forces ...

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More than 120 Congolese fighters have been disarmed in Rwanda, the Rwandan army said Monday, as a Kigali-backed armed group entered the Goma, a key city in DRC's perennially restive east.

Congo’s leader has called on young people to enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels attempting to seize more territory in the country’s conflict-battered east GOMA, Congo ...