South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.
DRC has created a reserve force to fight the M23 – why this may backfire
Merely absorbing armed groups into a reserve force does little to address the underlying causes of the eastern DRC crisis.
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‘Declaration of war’: M23 rebels claim seizing key DR Congo city of Goma
DRC government spokesman confirms the presence of Rwandan army in Goma and says Kinshasa is working to avoid carnage.