In the Commons yesterday, Tony Blair was careful to avoid committing British troops to Congo, saying: "There is a UN force being put together now. I understand France is going to make a ...

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The European Union could send troops to Congo if a fragile ... The French and British foreign ministers arrived in Congo for talks with Congolese and Rwandan officials as pressure mounted for ...

There seemed no logical explanation for the madness that swept the Congo. The Congolese ... along the Boulevard Albert, the soldiers drove out U.S. and British newsmen at bayonet point and ...

The latest conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has brought horrific violence and suffering to innocent ...

Police clash with Residents of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, who were demonstrating Wednesday Jan. 18, 2023 against the scheduled arrival of South Sudanese troops set to join Kenyan ...

Contingency plans have been drawn up to send British troops to the Congo to try to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe if the security situation continues to deteriorate. Up to 700 soldiers from ...