Tanzania is chairing the meeting in its capacity as the chair of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence, and Security.

M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have captured the eastern city of Bukavu with the backing of Rwandan forces, the second major city in the mineral-rich Kivu region to fall in three weeks.

The discovery of 70 bodies in an abandoned Church reveals the severity of the violence afflicting the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, observers have

Ex-presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia to lead regional peace efforts - Anadolu Ajansı

As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President Felix Tshisekedi's office claimed it was actually still controlled by his army and "valiant" allied forces.

The SADC and East African Community (EAC) joint process has appointed three eminent former African leaders to facilitate efforts to find lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where hostilities between Government forces and rebels have resulted in the death of thousands of people and left millions homeless.

convened in Dar es Salaam on Monday to discuss the worsening security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as M23 rebels continue their advance. The high-level meeting ...

The summit, co-chaired by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe and SADC Chairperson, and William Samoei Ruto, President of Kenya and EAC Chairperson, was held in Dar es Salaam on 8, 2025.

The decision on facilitators is both a compromise and meant to address the trust deficit that has existed in the last one year.

KINSHASA: The death toll from two explosions in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 16, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said.

Chiefs of defence forces or nominated representatives from 13 African countries across two regional economic communities (RECs) agree any short, medium, and long term steps to resolve the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) “situation” are dependent on successful political engagement.

"The response by the international community has been pathetic," Viljoen noted after the Feb. 8 meeting of the heads of state of the Southern African Development Community and the East African Community, gathered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to discuss the ...