The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

Closest airports to Goma, Democratic Republic Of The Congo are listed below. These are major airports close to the city of Goma and other airports closest to Goma Airport. Following are the nearest ...

Will offers of resource wealth to the US and other powers help bring militia violence to heel in the Democratic Republic of ...

The fall of the town put Goma, around 40 km (25 miles) away, in the rebels' sights. The rebel group marched into eastern Congo's largest city Goma, in the worst escalation of a long-running ...

The Congo River Alliance ... "The city of Bukavu can no longer hold." Image: Map of DRC showing Goma, Bukavu and Kinshasa Bukavu is the provincial capital of South Kivu, which is located in ...

The continent's peacekeepers are key players in its conflict zones. However, southern African troops are withdrawing from one of the deadliest — in DR Congo — over fatalities, public opposition and ...

People displaced by the fighting between M23 rebels and government soldiers leave their camp at the instruction by M23 rebels in Goma, DDRC, Tuesday ... the world wants to do for a living: Fascinating ...

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Thousands have been killed and 700,000 displaced this year, after Rwandan troops and M23 rebels invaded eastern Congo.

FILE - Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Feb. 23 ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers, the families say, with the troops’ wives ...