News | South Africa
| Botswana Urges Joseph Kabila to Step Down | |
VOA News - February 26, 2018 | |
 | The southern African nation of Botswana has taken the unusual step of directly criticizing Congolese President Joseph Kabila, saying his refusal to hold long overdue elections is driving deadly violence and a growing humanitarian emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| DR Congo Honors Nelson Mandela, Hero and Model for Humanity | |
Radio Okapi - December 6, 2013 | |
 | DR Congo’s government has decreed three days of national mourning beginning Friday to honor the memory of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa, who died on Thursday in Johannesburg. |
| Ban Ki-moon Confirms M23 Rebels Shelled Rwanda | |
Radio Okapi - August 31, 2013 | |
 | U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon confirmed in a statement that the M23 rebels were responsible for firing shells into Rwanda, despite claims by Rwandan authorities that DR Congo's army was to blame. |
| DR Congo Will Defend Itself Against an Attack by Rwanda, Government Says | |
Congo News Agency - August 31, 2013 | |
 | DR Congo’s government said on Friday it will protect its population against any military attack by the Rwandan army on its territory. Government spokesman and minister of information Lambert Mende noted that “Rwandan authorities have increasingly threatened in recent days to go to war against the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| UN Security Council debate focuses on peace efforts for Africa's Great Lakes region | |
UN News Centre - July 25, 2013 | |
 | The Security Council today restated its commitment to the United Nations-brokered peace accord for Africa’s strife-torn Great Lakes region and demanded an immediate end to hostilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Regional Leaders Sign DR Congo Peace Deal | |
VOA News - February 24, 2013 | |
 | Eleven African countries have signed a peace deal aimed at ending decades of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The 11 signing countries are from the Great Lakes region and Southern Africa. The Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the Region will likely lead to deploying an intervention brigade in the DRC. |
| Opposition Supporters Step Up Attacks on Congolese Officials Abroad | |
Radio Okapi - February 28, 2012 | |
 | Congolese opposition supporters calling themselves “fighters” have intensified attacks against Congolese officials travelling abroad. Katanga Province Governor Moise Katumbi is the latest in a string of officials who have come under attack from the so-called “Patriots-Combatants”. |
| President Jacob Zuma ends working visit to the DRC | |
thepresidency.gov.za - June 21, 2011 | |
 | South Africa and the DRC signed in 2004 the General Cooperation Agreement that actively promotes political, economic and social cooperation between the two countries and the agreement has over the years enabled the countries to sign several sectoral agreements and memoranda of understanding, including the Agreement on Cooperation in the Water Sector that was signed today. |
| SADC Summit to Discuss Zimbabwe's Political Progress | |
VOA News - August 16, 2010 | |
 | The Southern African Development Community is expected to discuss the political progress in Zimbabwe during its annual two-day summit beginning Monday. Regional heads of states are taking part in the meeting in the Namibian capital, Windhoek. |
| Huge DR Congo gold mine to open, displacing 15,000 | |
BBC News - July 22, 2010 | |
 | Mining firm Randgold Resources says it is to begin mining Africa's largest undeveloped gold deposit - in eastern DR Congo. The mine will require the re-location of 15,000 people, but Randgold says the project has the support of the government and the local community. |
