The Daily Monitor on MSN13d
Congo’s broken ranks
CONGOLESE soldiers in a mix of fatigues and street clothes crowded into a chapel recently to stand trial for crimes including ...
Why Congo’s vast army is struggling
ITS soldiers are underpaid and underarmed. Its ranks are riddled with factions pursuing their own interests. And successive presidents are said to have kept it weak for fear of a coup.
The New Times on MSN2d
DR Congo crisis: M23 rebels say Congolese army coalition stance delaying withdraw from Walikale
Contrary to what was earlier announced, the Congolese army (FARDC) and its coalition forces have not withdrawn their attack drones from the town of Walikale, a situation that is delaying the ...
The New York Times25d
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
Its ranks are riddled with factions pursuing their own interests. And successive presidents are said to have kept it weak for fear of a coup. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army has appeared ...
Reuters24d
Congo army desertion trials spotlight a force in tatters
Trials reveal army's dysfunction ... lost more territory in eastern Congo than ever before to Rwanda-backed M23 fighters, though its woes go well beyond the rank and file. Sign up here.
U.S. News & World Report24d
Congo Army Desertion Trials Spotlight a Force in Tatters
Their statements during the court martial proceedings highlighted the dysfunction of an army ... Congo than ever before to Rwanda-backed M23 fighters, though its woes go well beyond the rank ...