Congolese army (FARDC)

Fears of Rebel Infiltration of DR Congo Army

By Taylor Toeka Kakala
The "blind and unrestricted" reintegration of M23 deserters into the Congolese army could harm the country, according to Thomas d'Aquin Mwiti, the chair of the North Kivu civil society platform, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Forced Inheritance of DRC’s Military Kids

By Passy Mubalama
The children of deceased police and army officers in North Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, are finding themselves forced to adopt their late fathers’careers in the armed services to help their families survive.

Local Communities Forced to Pay Salaries of DRC Army and Rebels

By Taylor Toeka Kakala
On the way to his fields, Denise Mambo, a resident of Kitshanga, North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, stops at a rope laid across his path.


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