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Why DR Congo's army struggles against the smaller M23

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance into eastern DR Congo. "One of the main factors explaining the weakness of the FARDC lies in systemic corruption," suggested Alain De Neve, a researcher at the Royal Higher Institute for Defense in Brussels,

The Star · 2d

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 Seattle Times · 12d

Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia

Congo’s army has appeared too weak and dysfunctional to stop a militia that has swept through the eastern part of the country in recent weeks.

New Vision on MSN · 1d

Burundi troops killed in fighting with M23 in DR Congo: military

Twenty Burundian troops have been killed in fighting with the M23 armed group and Rwandan troops supporting it in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, military sources told AFP on Thursday."We have unfortunately lost about 20 soldiers and about 10 others were injured when the M23 and Rwandan soldiers launched an attack on our positions" on Monday and Tuesday,

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 ...

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Southern African forces to leave DR Congo as rebels gain ground

The M23 has continued to gain ground in eastern DR Congo and last month seized the region's second-biggest city, Bukavu.

South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, who were sent to ...

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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 ...

The New Times on MSN14h

South African lawmakers welcome SADC decision to withdraw troops from DR Congo

A South African parliamentary defence oversight committee has welcomed the decision by the Southern African Development Community to withdraw its troops from eastern DR Congo so as to pursue a ...

New Vision on MSN2d

Southern Africa bloc ends military mission in DR Congo

The SAMIDRC was sent to help the government of the DRC, a Southern African Development Community member, restore peace and ...

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Is Trump mulling a minerals deal with conflict-hit DR Congo?

Recognising that the White House of President Donald Trump is interested in transactional relationships - and seeing the ...

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Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, UN says

The United Nations says the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men in two hospitals in a ...

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