On Thursday, the SANDF announced that there were delays that paused plans for the return of the fallen soldiers.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to keep providing support to the DRC despite nationwide calls to withdraws SANDF troops.

See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

General Derrick Mgwebu said that the only way through the crisis unfolding in the mineral-rich DRC was not through megaphone ...

The alliance of rebel groups who captured a major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a humanitarian ...

The SADC leaders, who met for an extraordinary summit in Harare on Friday, expressed concern about the deteriorating security ...

Once upon a time in a small village in ancient Bwishya, there lived a big guy named Ngara. Ngara was known for his size and strength, but not for his wisdom or patience. His ego was as large as his ...

South African Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has visited members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) stationed in Goma, Democratic Republic of ...

MONUSCO patrol in Goma. Picture: United Nations. Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly Goma and surrounds, is facing a worsening humanitarian situation with stocks of critical ...

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of ...

Goma natives Justin Kabumba and Moses Sawasawa brought their deeply personal expertise to bear when Rwandan-backed M23 rebels ...