The BBC has seen contracts that show that these hired soldiers were being paid around $5,000 (£4,000) a month.
Rwanda-backed fighters advanced on a second front in their offensive across eastern DR Congo on Wednesday after seizing control of the key city of Goma during heavy fighting with the Congolese ...
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola warns of a potential regional war as South African soldiers face challenges in ...
President William Ruto faces a delicate task as chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace talks, with experts warning his decisions could affect ...
With tensions rising and the fear of violence casting a heavy shadow over the city, Goma stands as a ghost town, its streets stripped of the energy that once defined it. The hum of daily life has been ...