South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and ...

Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...

It hosts the Congolese Air Force and the UN Assistance Mission. Last week, the rebels announced a unilateral ceasefire and said they had no intention of attacking Bukavu, which has a population of ...

It initially provided maintenance services to the Congolese Air Force but is now part of the military's operational command and has taken part in bombing raids on M23 positions.

Fourteen SANDF troops were killed when M23 rebels attacked Congolese forces in the city of Goma two weeks ago.

Flags are flying half-mast in South Africa as bodies of deceased soldiers are being repatriated, but questions about the ...

A memorial service will be held for the fallen soldiers at the Swartkop Air Force Base in Johannesburg on Thursday.

The remains of the fallen South African National Defence Force troops who died in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on a ...

GOMA, Congo — Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels.

A Congolese army spokesperson said he could ... The flights left from the south side of Pretoria, where the South African air force has a base. An employee in Lubumbashi airport told Reuters ...