The force's activation follows a report by the Global Terrorism Index, which identified Africa's Sahel region as the global ...

The Southern African regional bloc has said it will conclude its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) said on Thursday that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated ...

The continent's peacekeepers are key players in its conflict zones. However, southern African troops are withdrawing from one of the deadliest — in DR Congo — over fatalities, public opposition and ...

The southern African regional bloc has decided to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where it lost at least a dozen soldiers in conflict there in January.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A mission by a West African regional bloc sent to Guinea-Bissau to resolve a dispute over elections there has left the country, following threats by President Umaro Sissoco ...

A bloc of East African nations on Wednesday called for South Sudan's government to release detained officials and lift ...

The premature withdrawal of SADC troops reveals deep-seated political problems and military capacity limitations.

Meanwhile, a delegation from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS that had been sent to Guinea-Bissau in hopes of resolving the country’s political crisis departed Monday after what they said were ...

The Southern African regional bloc has said it will conclude its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), having decided on a “phased withdrawal”. Leaders from the 16 ...

The southern African regional bloc has decided to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...