Many of them have served in the French Foreign Legion ... "The context is different to Wagner," Sematumba explained. The mercenaries in Congo are not at the front line or in the mining regions.

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With Congo-wide elections promised during the ... who continued to plague the government last week. A column of French-speaking mercenaries led by Major Siegfried Müller, an ex-Wehrmacht sergeant ...

and European mercenaries as further destabilizing factors. Rwamucyo also raised concerns over Kinshasa's increasing militarization, leading to a lawless environment in eastern DR Congo.

French prosecutors have closed a case against Apple over allegations it used conflict minerals from Congo, citing insufficient evidence of money laundering or deceptive practices. The Democratic ...