Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's major city of Goma have targeted relatives of ...
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Tshisekedi turns to ‘broad-based’ government as M23 offensive continues
It is a second such strategy the DRC government is employing to turn the tide on M23 ...
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Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance
The slight 13-year-old sits on a bed in a tent in the grounds of an overcrowded hospital in Goma city in the east ... leader in Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi. The rebel group, mainly ...
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Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies
GOMA, Congo — Hundreds of wounded people ... describing the country as a failed state under President Félix Tshisekedi. The fighting in Congo has connections with a decadeslong ethnic conflict.
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As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
As the M23 rebels swept into Goma in late January ... has spoken of unseating the government of Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi. They are attempting to gain more ground despite calls ...
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Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies
Bethesda is one of several hospitals in Goma that The Associated Press visited ... describing the country as a failed state under President Félix Tshisekedi. The fighting in Congo has connections ...