Trials reveal army's dysfunction amid rebel advances Poor pay and corruption hinder army reform efforts Tshisekedi blames military leaders for poor performance March 3 (Reuters) - Congolese ...

"We cannot applaud anything done by force." Congolese troops are under pressure on multiple fronts. The town of Minembwe in the mountains of South Kivu and its airfield were captured Friday by a ...

(Reuters) - Congolese soldiers in a mix of fatigues and ... U.N. memo seen by Reuters paint a grim picture of a fighting force hobbled by entrenched problems such as poor pay and corruption ...

Members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC ... memo seen by Reuters paint a grim picture of a fighting force hobbled by entrenched problems such as poor pay ...