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Southern African forces to leave DR Congo as rebels gain ground

At least 17 soldiers from Malawi and South Africa have been killed in DR Congo.

A South African soldier bows her head at a funeral in Pretoria of a colleague killed during a mortar incident in DR Congo - March 2024

South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war

Rwanda says South Africa is in “no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator” in DR Congo.

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'I would be beheaded': Islamist insurgency flares in Mozambique

A bold insurgent attack heightens fears of instability as a regional force prepares to pull out.

A foreign soldier stationed in DR Congo.

Missile attack kills Tanzanian soldiers in DR Congo

Enemy mortar fire "fell near the camp where they were staying," says a southern African military force.