Spotlight | DRC, Rwanda
Kinshasa's thorny path to boost drone arsenal in battle against M23 rebels

Soldiers of the Congolese Republican Guard at Goma airport in the DRC on 12 November 2022.
Soldiers of the Congolese Republican Guard at Goma airport in the DRC on 12 November 2022. © Alexis Huguet/AFP
The Congolese government is trying to acquire more warplanes and drones, but some negotiations have raised doubts. In recent weeks certain presidential advisers have been trying to block a major arms contract that was being negotiated by the deputy prime minister in charge of defence, Jean-Pierre Bemba. [...]
Published on 07.05.2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes
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