After months in the doldrums cobalt has enjoyed a resurgence thanks to a ban on exports from the world’s largest producer, ...

Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, political tensions, regional power struggles and battles over its natural resources ...

Defence Union SANDU says it is cautiously optimistic about a peace deal reached for the return of South African troops from ...

The M23 armed group agreed a deal with SADC on the evacuation of its forces from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, ...

The decision follows a summit earlier this month where SADC leaders resolved to end the deployment amid escalating violence ...

India is increasing its presence in Africa's mining sector, particularly for copper and cobalt, challenging China's dominance ...

The size of the SADC deployment has never been made public but analysts estimate it to number around 1,300 troops.

The M23 armed group agreed with the Southern African Development Community on the evacuation of SADC forces from eastern ...

Ngay of the Congo also urged the 15-member Council to consider referring Rwanda’s military interference in his country to the International Court of Justice. He said that nearly half of the entire ...

M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo have agreed to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who ...