Congo Army Desertion Trials Spotlight a Force in Tatters
One soldier, Siko Mongombo Brice, told Reuters he lost sight of his comrades after several hours of heavy fighting in North ...
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DRC army court sentences 55 soldiers to death for fleeing from M23 rebels
A garrison military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced 55 soldiers of the Armed Forces of the DRC ...
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Tshisekedi turns to ‘broad-based’ government as M23 offensive continues
It is a second such strategy the DRC government is employing to turn the tide on M23 ...
Fighting in the DRC sparks a surge of sexual violence
UNICEF recorded nearly 600 cases of rape in the week following the fall of Goma, in the east of the country, at the end of ...
DR Congo accuses Rwanda of faking genocide suspects video
The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of dressing up prisoners in military uniforms in an effort to ...
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Forcing Tshisekedi to the negotiating table is the only solution to DR Congo problems
Business and geo-political interests of some countries in Europe and beyond, that have been profiteering from peacekeeping and the mess that has reigned in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for the ...
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.