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 ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN9h
Rwanda-backed M23 welcomes talks to end DR Congo conflict
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese ...
U.S. News & World Report6d
Mob Attacks Surge in Rebel-Held East Congo City Bukavu
M23 advanced into central Bukavu on February 16 after the army withdrew. The M23 advance is the gravest escalation in more ...
DR Congo defies pressure over talks with rebel M23
Despite growing international pressure, the Democratic Republic of Congo is standing firm on its decision not to have direct ...
Anadolu Ajansi6d
US diplomat in DR Congo says M23 rebels 'must be held accountable' for hospital attacks, kidnappings
The US ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo has condemned the M23 rebels' recent kidnapping ... claiming to be Congolese army soldiers or members of the pro-government militia ...
Reuters24d
Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say
Burundi denies withdrawing troops from Congo amid M23 rebel conflict U.N. accuses M23 ... says allegations of Russian sabotage in Europe and US are 'empty' and unproven 11:22 AM UTC · Updated ...
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.
The Gazette11d
Congo army desertion trials spotlight a force in tatters
"It's not just us." Rwanda denies providing arms and troops to M23, and says its forces are acting in self defence against the Congolese army and militias hostile to Kigali. It is not only ...