And successive presidents are said to have kept it weak for fear of a coup. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army has appeared too weak and dysfunctional to stop a militia that has swept ...

M23 rebels seized city of Bukavu after Congo army retreated U.N. says children using guns, uniforms discarded by Congo army Fighting reported in towns south of Bukavu far from front line Army ...

And successive presidents are said to have kept it weak for fear of a coup. Congo’s army has appeared too weak and dysfunctional to stop a militia that has swept through the eastern part of the ...

As Congo Army Retreats From Bukavu, Children Pick up Guns and Get Killed By Sonia Rolley and Emma Farge (Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by ...

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Fighting resumes in eastern Congo, army and M23 say ...

The Congolese army did not immediately respond to requests for comment. RIGHTS AND RESOURCES The disorderly retreat and the ease with which the M23 rebels have overrun eastern Congo's two major ...

“All the villages on road N5 are emptying,” he said. The Congolese army did not immediately respond to requests for comment. RIGHTS AND RESOURCES The disorderly retreat and the ease with which the M23 ...

Their statements during the court martial proceedings highlighted the dysfunction of an army that has now lost more territory in eastern Congo than ever before to Rwanda-backed M23 fighters ...

"All the villages on road N5 are emptying," he said. The Congolese army did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The disorderly retreat and the ease with which the M23 rebels have overrun ...

Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance in eastern Congo, U.N. said on Tuesday. Videos circulating on social ...