GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo government to counter a swift offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the east ...

Columns of Romanian mercenaries hired by Congo were seen crossing into Rwanda on Wednesday, as M23 rebels tightened their grip on the Congolese city of Goma. On Tuesday, the Romanian foreign ministry ...

The Blue Helmet mission in eastern Congo is certainly not considered a success, according to President Félix Tshisekedi's ...

KINSHASA, May 4 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's justice minister ordered on Wednesday an investigation into the alleged recruitment of mercenaries by opposition leader and potential ...

Jean “Black Jack” Schramme was not your typical soldier of fortune. A Belgian plantation owner turned mercenary commander, Schramme rose to infamy during the Congo Crisis of the 1960s, where he led ...

Rebels backed by Rwanda have captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region. GOMA, ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) -- Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday as they moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the ...

GISENYI, Rwanda — Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo's escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo's interior and seek the protection of a weak army in ...

Rebels control Goma centre, sporadic gunfire in outskirts Moving south towards Bukavu, capital of South Kivu province East Africa bloc urges talks Congo president warns of escalation GOMA, Democratic ...

Between 2009 and 2017, the Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland case caused a media furore in Norway and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The facts can be summed up in a few lines. On 5 May 2009, ...

It was a week of triumph for the Congo’s professionals. In a freelance foray, a band of 14 white mercenaries blithely recaptured the strategic Congo River port of Lisala, despite orders from the ...

Wherever they have operated in the Congo, they are known as “the white giants.” But for all their fierce reputation, Colonel Jean (“Black Jack”) Schramme and his band of white mercenaries are ...