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 ...
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South African soldiers endure ‘long walk’ back home from DR Congo war
The human cost of the conflict became painfully clear as it was revealed that fourteen ...
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 ...
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DRC army court sentences 55 soldiers to death for fleeing from M23 rebels
A garrison military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced 55 soldiers of the Armed Forces of the DRC ...
Critically injured South African soldiers are evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive
South Africa's armed forces say a group of soldiers critically injured in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been ...
As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
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Faith underpins efforts to rescue child soldiers in Congo
Régine Mbuyi, Executive Secretary of the Bureau National Catholique de l’Enfance, told Crux that chronic war in the eastern ...
Blasts kill 11 at rally in eastern Congo, rebels say
Explosions killed 11 people and wounded 65 at a rally held by M23 rebels in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Thursday, the ...
Congo trades blame with rebels over deadly rally blasts
The finger-pointing over the deadly incident has further inflamed tensions in eastern Congo - a political and ethnic tinder ...
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As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
GOMA, Congo — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers, the families say, with the troops' wives chased from ...
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Critically injured South African soldiers are evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive
South Africa's armed forces say a group of soldiers critically injured in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been evacuated by the United Nations CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- A group of ...
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Critically injured South African soldiers are evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive
Their rapid offensive has killed around 7,000 people, Congo says. Another group of South African soldiers were due to return home later this week, the SANDF said. An official from the union that ...