The former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, has said the withdrawal of all foreign armies from the DRC is an important first step towards obtaining peace in the war-ravaged eastern part of the country.

Leaders from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) have agreed to restart direct talks with both government and non-government groups, including the M23 rebel group, to help resolve the conflict in eastern DRC. 

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is set to convene an extraordinary summit over the deteriorating security situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The just-ended SADC Extraordinary Summit has reiterated the region's commitment expressed in the SADC Mutual Defence Pact as it extends its peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

While the southern African region remains peaceful and stable, there are still security challenges in some parts of the SADC that require an effective response.

Promoting peace and security within the SADC region topped the agenda at the Extra Ordinary Troika Summit in Lusaka, Zambia.

The residents of Ocean View and Mile 4 in Swakopmund have expressed concern over the rapid mushrooming of informal shacks in the settlement of DRC, on the outskirts of the coastal town.

The security situation in the SADC region is said to be stable despite conflicts in the DRC and Mozambique.

SADC Executive Secretary General Elias Magosi made the statement during the 25th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics.

The 25th Ordinary Meeting of the Ministerial Committee of the Organ on Politics will deploy the SADC Force Brigade Plus to the DRC to address the security situation in that country.

A 19-member delegation from the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) various institutions responsible for the road sector is in the country to tap Namibia's technical skills in road maintenance.

SADC has proposed that the issue of the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) be escalated to the African Union and the United Nations.