Sources said Mnangagwa and Ramaphosa discussed Kabila’s predicament in Zimbabwe in August and agreed that the treason charges were not fair
Personnel and equipment have been airlifted from Lubumbashi and Kinshasa to Pretoria, amid tension over unpaid allowances for soldiers
Kabila, who has been living in exile since late 2023, faces charges including treason, complicity with M23 rebels, crimes against humanity and corruption
The international relations department was not aware of the rebels’ presence in South Africa
Opposition officials in the DRC have accused the government of blocking their attempts to travel to the forum hosted by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation
Therese Wagner said no deal had been made with the Trump administration but Kinshasa was exploring forms of cooperation
Questions asked about whether the expulsions and the collapse of the peace talks are linked
South Africa attributes the cancellation of a photograph of foreign ministers at the G20 meeting to logistical constraints, rather than Western diplomats avoiding Russia’s Sergey Lavrov
The ANC and its GNU partners are divided over South Africa’s military involvement in the DRC, as opposition parties call for an immediate withdrawal of troops
The two ministers spoke a day after Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame took exception to a statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa and launched a verbal attack on X
In one Special Investigating Unit inquiry, Denel was paid more than R8 billion by Armscor for 264 Badger vehicles but only produced a fraction of those
The South African Defence Force confirmed four more of its troops have died, bringing the number lost in the rebel advance on Goma to 13
Health authorities say vaccines will mostly be donated, or, when available, be bought via negotiated deals with drugmakers, but with different budgets
The continent asked for more say in global health decisions after Covid. It now has that. The mpox declaration is a test of this new power
The Clade Ib strain has already jumped borders, with cases being reported in Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya in the last two weeks
The conflict has raged between rebels of the March 23 Movement and Congolese armed forces since late 2021
The global superpower has sought to nurture its relations with sub-Saharan Africa, which is an important source of the critical minerals needed to sustain its economy
Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources
The country’s future is inextricably intertwined with that of the planet itself. That is not necessarily a good thing
Much of the region is prey to armed groups, an aftermath of regional wars in the 1990s and 2000s
Clashes broke out again at the start of October after six months of relative calm, pitting rebels against the national army
Nearly 200 000 people have fled their homes since the beginning of this month as clashes between militia and government loyalist groups intensify
Hundreds of thousands of people are crammed into camps around the city of Goma, a crisis triggered by M23 rebels
Ivory and other wild contraband seized by authorities is being returned to the black market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A huge draw in the poor areas of Kinshasa, the sport involves men and women who use magic in the ring
Kinshasa is buffeted by torrential rains for eight months of the year, but for many in this rapidly growing megacity, running water that is safe to drink is a rarity
Refugees ‘hounded like dogs’ by the police and army despite protests by the United Nations Refugee Agency and civil society
The East African Community has sent a regional force to prevent the situation from worsening
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves around the world. As the International Crisis Group shows, several other crises loom
Plot shows how women characters refuse to be victims in a conflict situation
The Monusco’s failure to protect civilians against violent attacks and the lack of action from the government are among the factors fuelling people’s rage
Although some refugees choose to leave, others refuse to leave if not on their own conditions