JOHANNESBURG - Thirteen SA National Defence Force members have been killed in escalating conflict in the DRC.
Aid agencies have temporarily suspended food deliveries.
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Key access routes have also been cut off amid fighting in Goma where M23 rebels backed by the Rwandan army have reportedly taken over the eastern city.
And calls escalate for peace talks as the crisis there worsens.
eNCA unpacked this with Anthoni van Nieuwkerk, Professor of International and Diplomacy Studies at the Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs at Unisa, SANDF Spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini and Defence analyst John Stupart.