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The South African co-chairs of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, lawmakers Malusi Gigaba and Phiroane Phala, welcomed the decision to terminate the Southern African Mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC).
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South African lawmakers welcome SADC decision to withdraw troops from DR Congo

Saturday, March 15, 2025
Some of the artillery weapons seized by M23 at Goma International Airport last month, as seen in this February 10 picture. PHOTO BY JAMES MUNYANEZA

DR Congo: The unheard and unvalued voices

Thursday, March 13, 2025
South African troops deployed in eastern DR Congo to fight alongside FARDC and FDLR genocidal group. COURTESY
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SADC troop withdrawal from DR Congo long overdue: South African defence expert

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Alliance fleuve Congo (AFC) military commander Gen Sultani Makenga during an interview with former Belgian senator Alain Destexhe, on March 12.
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Makenga: It’s unacceptable that European mercenaries came to kill Congolese people

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Some FDLR genocidal group members captured by M23 at the handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1. Rwanda faces an existential threat from the FDLR. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.
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Politicised aid: Rwandans urge Germany to adopt fact-based approach over DR Congo crisis

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit on Thursday, March 13, terminated the mandate of the regional bloc’s military mission in eastern DR Congo.
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SADC summit terminates mandate of military mission in DR Congo

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Alliance fleuve Congo (AFC) military commander Gen Sultani Makenga during an interview with former Belgian senator Alain Destexhe, on March 12.
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M23’s Makenga welcomes Angola-mediated negotiations with Kinshasa

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço during their meeting in Lunda, Angola, on Tuesday, March 11. Angola’s presidency announced that direct peace talks between AFC-M23 rebels and the Congolese government are set to start in Luanda, on March 18. Courtesy
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M23-DR Congo govt talks set for March 18

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaderd are expected to hold an extraordinary summit on Thursday, March 13.

DR Congo crisis: Time for SADC to take remedial action

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
President Kagame during an interview with Mario Nawfal, an American blogger and host of one of the largest social media shows. Courtesy..
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Kagame: DR Congo must accept peace talks with M23

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Corneille Nangaa, the coordinator of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) addresses journalists at the Goma Serena Hotel, on Thursday, January 30, three days after the rebel movement he leads captured the capital of eastern DR Congo’s North Kivu Province. Nangaa said they were undeterred to march to Kinshasa, as they look to confront “poor governance and a failed state.” PHOTO BY EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA
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M23 to Kinshasa: ‘The sooner we talk, the sooner peace becomes a reality’

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
The Rubaya mines, also known as the Bibatama Mining Concession, are a series of coltan mining sites near the town of Rubaya in Masisi territory, North Kivu.
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DR Congo crisis: Journalist's investigation debunks narrative linking Rwanda to coltan from Rubaya

Wednesday, March 12, 2025