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.
Congo army desertion trials spotlight a force in tatters
Congolese soldiers in a mix of fatigues and street clothes crowded into a chapel last week to stand trial for crimes ...
defenceWeb5 天
Parliament hears SA soldiers in DR Congo had “sufficient military equipment”
The aftermath of what is colloquially now termed “the Battle of Goma” continues to reverberate in South Africa with Defence ...
The Straits Times5 天
Congo army desertion trials spotlight a force in tatters
The rebels are backed by thousands of Rwandan troops, according to U.N. experts, and their superior weaponry and equipment ... east Congo's largest city, the military command and provincial ...
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
Reuters27 天
South Africa's military reinforces beleaguered Congo mission
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 10 (Reuters) - South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and diplomatic sources said, after 14 of ...