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 ...

Jean “Black Jack” Schramme was not your typical soldier of fortune. A Belgian plantation owner turned mercenary commander, Schramme rose to infamy during the Congo Crisis of the 1960s, where he led ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A group of critically injured South African peacekeepers who were hurt in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been evacuated by the United Nations, the South ...

Over 7,000 dead. Hundreds raped. Displaced people’s camps flattened. City centers looted. Prisons set ablaze. Businesses bankrupted. Nearly 5 million people on the move. The latest conflict in the ...

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Trials reveal army's dysfunction amid rebel advances Poor pay and corruption hinder army reform efforts Tshisekedi blames military leaders for poor performance March 3 (Reuters) - Congolese soldiers ...

The teenager waited and listened, her heart pounding as gunfire crackled in the forest in eastern Congo where M23 rebels had held her captive for months. A shell exploded nearby as the insurgents ...

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The Rwanda-backed M23 group has captured hundreds of Burundian soldiers during its latest offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a rebel official said, as clashes continued despite a ...

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