The Guardian Nigeria2d
Families sent home to ruins of east DR Congo conflict
Shell casings from automatic weapons littered the plot, leftovers from the conflict between the Congolese army and the Rwanda ...
The Citizen3d
Congo army desertion trials cast spotlight on a broken force
Tshisekedi has blamed military higher-ups for the poor performance, telling supporters the army had been “betrayed from ...
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 ...
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.
The New Times on MSN4d
M23 hands over 14 captured FDLR fighters to Rwanda
Gen’ Ezechiel Gakwerere, 61, a senior member of the DR Congo-based FDLR genocidal militia, was among 14 militia fighters handed over to Rwandan authorities by AFC/M23 rebels at La Corniche One Stop ...
La Croix International5d
In eastern DR Congo, raped women remain the war’s invisible victims
In the remote village of Chegera, near Bukavu, at least 26 women were raped as Congolese troops and their allies retreated in ...