ALSO READ: DR Congo: European mercenaries surrender to M23 ... Unlike regular combatants, they do not qualify for prisoner-of-war status under international law and are subject to prosecution.

An investigation by the Romanian ministry of defence has found that hundreds of active-duty soldiers and reservists worked in DR Congo as mercenaries, European media reports said. In the war with M23 ...

South Africa had tried to avoid having its troops leave through Rwanda, which it thought would give Kigali the satisfaction ...

When Stanleyville fell last November, the white mercenaries who had fought the Congolese rebels began to fall apart themselves. They were getting little money, weapons or encouragement from ...

Congolese authorities say at least 50 people were killed in weekend attacks in the country's conflict-hit east where government forces are fighting Rwanda-backed rebels ...

M23 pledged to withdraw from Walikale in March, 2025 but initially failed to do so, accusing the DRC army of going back on ...

A convicted war criminal based in Uganda has announced a new rebel movement intent on toppling the government in eastern ...