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Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the war in the DRC. Photo: WFP/Michael Castofas
BUKAVU

Displaced again: People flee fear, hunger as violence grips eastern DRC

Urgent diplomatic interventions are needed as the second largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo falls to M23

  • World Food Programme staff
4 min read
On guard: A South African soldier in the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (John Wessels/AFP)
BUKAVU

The fall of Bukavu: Rwanda, M23 and the fight for influence in eastern DRC

The March 23 Movement is filling administrative positions in Goma and Rwanda may do the same in Kivu

  • Stephen Buchanan-Clarke
7 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the SANDF deployment in his 12 February State of the Nation Address.
AFRICAN SECURITY

South Africa focusing on bringing bodies and injured soldiers home from the DRC

M23 rebels declared a ceasefire in the DRC and the truce seems to be holding

  • Aarti Bhana
2 min read