Why the DRC army is inferior to the much smaller M23
M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance in eastern DR Congo. "One of the main factors explaining the weakness of ...
The New Times on MSN16h
Politicised aid: Rwandans urge Germany to adopt fact-based approach over DR Congo crisis
Rwandans living in Germany have condemned the German government's decision to suspend new development funding to Rwanda. In a statement issued on March 12 to Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic ...
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 ...
Reuters11d
Congo army desertion trials spotlight a force in tatters
Their statements during the court martial proceedings highlighted the dysfunction of an army that has now lost more territory in eastern Congo than ever before to Rwanda-backed M23 fighters ...
The New York Times26d
In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
Bukavu would be the latest city to fall in a sweeping offensive that has revealed the weakness of the crumbling Congolese Army. The M23 rebels — who are supported and directed by Rwanda, Congo ...
U.S. News & World Report23d
As Congo Army Retreats From Bukavu, Children Pick up Guns and Get Killed
As Congo Army Retreats From Bukavu, Children Pick up Guns and Get Killed By Sonia Rolley and Emma Farge (Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by ...
The New York Times12d
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. Congolese soldiers near the city of Goma ...