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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 ...
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Congo’s president says he’ll create a unity government as violence spreads
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis.
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In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...
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Inside the Fight to Save One of the World’s Most Dangerous Parks
Park rangers undergo military-style training, including ambush tactics. Since the ethnic conflict in neighboring Rwanda spilled into Congo in 1994, rangers have faced a constant threat from ...
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Limpopo family mourns loss of SANDF member who was the only source of income
Five families of the 14 South African National Defence Force members who perished in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been buried in Limpopo The soldiers died during an ambush that the M23 rebels ...
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Erikas Mwisi
Four killed, dozens kidnapped in eastern Congo ambush Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people ...