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The M23 marched into Goma in February to effectively take over North Kivu, with the decisive battle at the same airport against the ill-fated South African-led Southern African Development Community force, known as SAMIDRC.
AFRICA

M23 opposes the opening of DRC’s Goma International Airport

It was suggested at peace negotiations that the airport would primarily serve humanitarian purposes to bring in aid for communities affected by the conflict

  • Lenin Ndebele
3 min read
The M23 rebels have said they support the withdrawal of the South African National Defence Force from the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Wikipedia
AFRICA

DRC peace deals hang in the balance as the government forces shell M23-controlled areas

The rebels claim they were compelled to defend civilian towns after ‘indiscriminate aggression’ by government troops

  • Lenin Ndebele
2 min read
Former DRC president Joseph Kabila.
AFC

Ramaphosa, Mnangagwa urge DRC’s Tshisekedi to drop Kabila charges

Sources said Mnangagwa and Ramaphosa discussed Kabila’s predicament in Zimbabwe in August and agreed that the treason charges were not fair

  • Lenin Ndebele
4 min read
Intense clashes resumed between M23 rebels and a coalition of government forces, local militias known as Wazalendo and the Burundian army.
AFRICAN PEACE AND SECURITY DIALOGUE

Editorial: DRC must choose peace, not war

The African Peace and Security Dialogue in South Africa comes in the same week as the peace deal brokered by Qatar and the US falters

  • Editorial
3 min read
The M23 rebels have said they support the withdrawal of the South African National Defence Force from the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Wikipedia
AFC

Mbeki throws diplomatic hot potato at government over M23 invitation

The international relations department was not aware of the rebels’ presence in South Africa

  • Lenin Ndebele
6 min read
Intense clashes resumed between M23 rebels and a coalition of government forces, local militias known as Wazalendo and the Burundian army.
AFC

M23 to attend peace conference, but DRC government boycotting

Opposition officials in the DRC have accused the government of blocking their attempts to travel to the forum hosted by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation

  • Lenin Ndebele
  • Intore Nelson
4 min read
A vehicle of the Presidential Guard of Niger passes in front of the Niamey conference center where the first summit of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) summit was held in Niamey on July 6, 2024. (Photo by BOUREIMA HAMA/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA

African nations must push for homegrown solutions to the continent’s problems

The financial resources for solutions must also be sourced from within the continent, allowing Africa to maintain control over its destiny

  • Mpilo Cele
5 min read