South African troops withdrawing from the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have begun assembling in Tanzania and most should return home this month, the defence chief said on ...

Rebel fighters with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed at least 52 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, said the UN peacekeeping mission in the country on Monday.

South African troops participating under the umbrella of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will complete their withdrawal by the end of May.

More than 520 former soldiers from the Central African Republic have been transferred from the DRC north-west border town of Zongo to the new site in Bokilio, 120 km away. A sixth convoy is scheduled ...