For decades, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been entangled in a complex and costly engagement in the ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's defence minister said there was a need to "relook at" a Southern African mission in Democratic Republic of Congo, where troops from several countries including ...

FILE - South African soldiers, part of the Southern African Development Community's mission to fight against armed rebel groups in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, stand in Goma as the ...

The UN Security Council has postponed a key meeting on the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, at South Africa's request, after an announcement on the results was delayed, diplomats said.

The mission was a failure to the core, from start to finish. It is time for our leaders to plan with more caution and ...

President Donald Trump misidentified images of victims from the war between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels during a meeting with South African President Cyril ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African armed forces said Thursday they had begun withdrawing their peacekeeping troops from rebel-controlled eastern Congo. The South African National Defense ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — African leaders on Thursday announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi who were sent to quell insurgencies in mineral-rich eastern ...