The war erupting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has its roots in the Rwandan genocide and the bloodiest war of the 21st ...

The latest fighting is part of a major escalation of a conflict over power, identity and resources dating back to the 1990s Rwandan genocide.

(Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

South Africa’s long struggling defence industry has, in recent years, experienced somewhat of a revival. The National ...

In a sombre address, President Cyril Ramaphosa described the deaths of 14 SANDF troops killed in the DRC as a reminder of the ...

Calls for alternative funding models and an adequate budget for the South African National Defence Force arise amid severe ...

Egypt, a major recipient of U.S. military aid, is not the only country in Africa being drawn into China's orbit. Beijing has ...

For decades, Washington has sought to prop up the government in Mogadishu, but Somalia remains a fractured state. Political ...

Fourteen South African soldiers have already died in fighting. The army has now deployed an additional 700 to 800 troops to ...

On the outskirts of Cairo, a cutting-edge space lab was supposed to be the first in Africa to produce homegrown satellites.