OPTICAL ILYUSHINS South Africans have their eyes peeled for Russians in the sky 4 min 15 By Darren Olivier and Peter Fabricius
GREAT LAKES CRISIS Fears grow for trapped SAMIDRC troops after M23 rebels renege on agreement 4 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
GREAT LAKES CRISIS Goma ‘fiasco’ — deal to bring SA and SADC troops home hits a snag 4 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
AFRICA IN FOCUS: 21 MARCH 2025 Congo rebel leader brushes off ceasefire call; Ethiopia’s Abiy rules out war with Eritrea 6 min 0 By Reuters
THE MEANING OF MILITARY FAILS Anatomy of SADC’s failure in eastern DRC and what it means for future regional operations 4 min 0 By By Paul-Simon Handy for ISS Today
GREAT LAKES CONFLICT OP-ED Wasted chances to avoid war: The DRC is on the brink of collapse 5 min 0 By Thomas Jiji Nziratimana
GREAT LAKES CRISIS SADC leaders to decide on fate of peacekeeping force in DRC 4 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
ANALYSIS The changing global order — why SA needs to radically boost defence spending 5 min 16 By Stephen Grootes
BATTLE OF GOMA Critically injured SA soldiers return from DRC, fate of those who remain unclear 2 min 0 By Peter Fabricius
POWERFUL FAREWELL His love ‘knew no bounds’ — life of SA soldier killed in DRC celebrated at funeral with full military honours 5 min 1 By Lerato Mutsila
GREAT LAKES CRISIS SA troops remain trapped in ‘perilous, threatening’ conditions in DRC, with no rescue in sight 4 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY OP-ED New DRC crisis bears out Great Lakes region’s enduring instability — there is one realistic solution 5 min 3 By Paul-Simon Handy
BATTLE OF GOMA South Africa navigates a diplomatic tightrope to bring troops' remains home from eastern DRC 3 min 5 By Peter Fabricius
ISS TODAY OP-ED Eastern DRC — Unpacking the difficult task of regional diplomacy 5 min 0 By Bram Verelst and Nicodemus Minde
TRAPPED IN A WAR ZONE ‘Who is that bullet going to hit’ — families of SA troops in DRC haunted by gunfire in voice notes 7 min 6 By Vincent Cruywagen
BATTLE OF GOMA About 2,000 SA troops remain trapped in DRC with no clear rescue plan 6 min 19 By Peter Fabricius and Takudzwa Pongweni
ANALYSIS How SA’s democratic society weakens Ramaphosa’s hand against Rwandan dictatorship 5 min 92 By Stephen Grootes
GREAT LAKES CRISIS DRC’s M23 conflict — Rwanda’s heightened role underscores regional tensions, mineral exploitation, brutal human cost 5 min 4 By Yeshiel Panchia
FIGHTING TALK Kagame threatens SA as SANDF forces remain beleaguered in DRC and peace efforts falter 4 min 78 By Peter Fabricius
BATTLE FOR GOMA SADC leaders likely to withdraw forces from DRC, including SANDF 6 min 41 By Peter Fabricius
COLONEL BOGEY Air force and army chiefs blasted for playing golf while SA soldiers die in DRC 3 min 81 By Peter Fabricius
