DR Congo

Chaired by Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe and SADC Chairperson, the high-level meeting reaffirmed the region’s commitment to peace, stability and territorial integrity in the DR Congo.

According to Colonel Ironda, the war in DRC has also left four other Tanzanian PDF military officers badly injured, having been caught in the middle of firearms exchanging episodes between the M23 rebel forces and the Congolese loyal state…

Kinshasa claims that the fresh deployment of between 500 and 1,000 Rwandan soldiers has escalated the conflict, with the March 23 rebels intensifying its assault on the Congolese forces defending the city.

According to the UDF statement, the Ugandan armies are not confronting the deadly Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), the politico-military movement operating in Eastern DRC and the March 23 forces.

Rebels, having captured the city of Goma, they are now advancing towards the capital, Kinshasa leaving a trail of chaos and mayhem behind them as airports close down

From Congo to Zaire and back to DR Congo. Kinshasa has been hiring foreign mercenaries to fight its wars since time in history

The entry of South Africa National Defense Force with tacit support from the BRICS and SADC alliance changes the Western dominated military and intelligence strategies hitherto employed in the Democratic of the Congo (DRC)​ conflict

Despite Africa's rich history and growing potential, the persistent violence in the DRC represents a failure of both African leadership and the international community to address a crisis that undermines the very notion of African unity.

Another joint summit between the East African Community and the South African Development Community, is coming up to further deal with DR Congo crisis

“When you have as many as 700,000 people living in camps, you can imagine the human suffering,” A World Health Organization official stated to the United Nations (UN) news portal.