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Gen Rudzani Maphwanya has said the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) fired rockets into Rwanda. Maphwanya appeared before a parliamentary committee along with defence minister Angie Motshekga to explain ...

Belgium’s newly sworn-in government has expressed its intention to mend relations with Rwanda following years of diplomatic ...

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese ...

Hamas-led militants have freed eight hostages as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. But the chaotic handover of some of the captives drew an angry protest from Israel.

Motshekga also said there have been no attacks on SANDF bases in the last 48 hours. “As I said, there’s never been any ...

South Africa has called for a ceasefire in the DRC region, Defence Minister Angie Motshekga confirmed, saying a war cannot be ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has held talks with his Rwandan counterpart over the escalating violence in DR Congo ...

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed the deaths of another four soldiers in the Democratic Republic ...

one man’s self-centered grievances should never be permitted to overshadow this sacrosanct act of national mourning and our visceral reminder of such: the lowering of American flags to half staff.

The “Make America Great Again” flag will fly above the Louisiana governor's mansion in honor of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry announced Friday. “Today, under ...

Greg Abbott has directed that American flags on state property be flown at full-staff to mark President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week, bypassing the national mourning period for ...