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Congo, M23 fighters

ITS soldiers are underpaid and underarmed. Its ranks are riddled with factions pursuing their own interests. And successive presidents are said to have kept it weak for fear of a coup.

DW on MSN · 1d

Why DR Congo's army struggles against the smaller M23

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance into eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese army, DW examines whether the military has the capacity to respond effectively.

The New York Times · 13d

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.

New Vision on MSN · 1d

Burundi troops killed in fighting with M23 in DR Congo: military

Twenty Burundian troops have been killed in fighting with the M23 armed group and Rwandan troops supporting it in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, military sources told AFP on Thursday."We have unfortunately lost about 20 soldiers and about 10 others were injured when the M23 and Rwandan soldiers launched an attack on our positions" on Monday and Tuesday,

2don MSN

Southern African forces to leave DR Congo as rebels gain ground

The M23 has continued to gain ground in eastern DR Congo and last month seized the region's second-biggest city, Bukavu.

Jacobin on MSN4d

Europe’s Shameful Role in the War in Congo

European countries are stepping up military aid and economic investment in Rwanda, said to be an ally in keeping order in the ...

The Straits Times12d

Congo army desertion trials spotlight a force in tatters

It is not only Congolese foot soldiers who are fleeing. The night before the rebels seized Goma, east Congo's largest city, the military command and provincial authorities fled by boat on Lake ...

Al Jazeera on MSN3d

‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars

Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

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A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode

A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

The EastAfrican on MSN12d

South African soldiers endure ‘long walk’ back home from DR Congo war

The human cost of the conflict became painfully clear as it was revealed that fourteen ...

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