PRETORIA - The total number of South African soldiers who have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 13, along with an expanding humanitarian crisis in the Great Lakes area.
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What exactly is the root cause of conflict in the region and what are the organisations responsible for keeping peace doing?
Researcher at the Thabo Mbeki African school of public and international affairs, Advocate Sipho Mantula spoke to eNCA.