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 ...

A total of 288 European mercenaries who were fighting alongside Congolese government army (FARDC) were repatriated to their home country, Romania. The mercenaries who had been hired by the Congolese ...

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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 ...

"I have nothing to fear because I have no mercenaries with me at the house, nor have I recruited any. It's just rumours ... Investigators said they were going to come to my house to search and arrest ...

The adventure of the Romanian mercenaries from Congo Protection – managed in Goma by Horatiu Potra, a Romanian former member of the French Foreign Legion – came to an end on 29 January, three days ...