Tag: FIB
ISS: Reinventing the Force Intervention Brigade
SADC has finally agreed to change the FIB, but the proposed new Quick Reaction Forces’ mandate is unclear.
After seven years in the Democratic Republic...
MONUSCO to “demilitarise and close offices”
Work is underway on a joint strategy for MONUSCO to “gradually and responsibly exit” the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) but this is not...
SA soldiers rescue young girl from DRC rebels
A South African infantry platoon was instrumental in rescuing a 10-year-old girl from a rebel force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), adding...
ISS: Asking the right questions about the Force Intervention Brigade
‘The Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) should not be tampered with,’ the Southern African Development Community (SADC) insisted at its annual summit on Monday this...
SADC against FIB reconfiguration
South Africa, along with Malawi and Tanzania, the three Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries making up the sole United Nations peacekeeping force with...
Another SA general leads the FIB
The new man at the helm of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
UN medals for SA soldiers in DRC
Eight hundred SA National Defence Force personnel, including 100 women, were presented with UN medals for 12 months service in the UN Stabilisation Mission...
SANDF staying in DR Congo
The South African military involvement in the DR Congo Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) will continue until at least the end of the current MONUSCO...
South African soldiers repulse ADF rebels in DRC firefight
South African soldiers attached to the UN Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been commended by SA National...
MONUSCO mandate extended
The UN Security Council extended the mandate of the world body’s largest peacekeeping and peace support mission – MONUSCO – in the Democratic Republic...
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Joint Standing Committee on Defence shows short memory span
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) publicly acknowledged the “exceptional leadership” of outgoing SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Solly Shoke last...
