The Congo: How to Win Wars & Elections. 4 minute read. TIME. April 2, 1965 12:00 AM GMT-5. ... In the first skirmish, a white mercenary was killed as crossfire raked the lead patrol.

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The French adviser called it a new stage in Congo’s long wars. If Rwandan troops do not withdraw, more attacks will follow, he said. “We’re going to strike, strike, strike, strike,” he said.

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Tensions on Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern front with neighboring Rwanda led Congo to hire private military groups — a move Rwanda said is an indication of war.

In the early 1960s, the former Belgian Congo came apart at the seams. ... the greater the distance between the government and the conduct and consequences of the wars it waged. Mercenary playground.

Mr Boisselet thinks both sides can still climb down. Onesphore Sematumba, a Congo analyst for the International Crisis Group, argues that diplomats need to pull out all the stops to avert a wider war.

KINSHASA, Congo — Prominent human rights group Amnesty International accused Congo's army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.” ...

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Rights group accuses Congo’s army and a rebel group of possible war crimes FILE - M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022.