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 ...

Jean “Black Jack” Schramme was not your typical soldier of fortune. A Belgian plantation owner turned mercenary commander, Schramme rose to infamy during the Congo Crisis of the 1960s, where he led ...

Columns of Romanian mercenaries hired by Congo were seen crossing into Rwanda on Wednesday, as M23 rebels tightened their grip on the Congolese city of Goma. On Tuesday, the Romanian foreign ministry ...

The Blue Helmet mission in eastern Congo is certainly not considered a success, according to President Félix Tshisekedi's ...

KINSHASA, May 4 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's justice minister ordered on Wednesday an investigation into the alleged recruitment of mercenaries by opposition leader and potential ...

Wherever they have operated in the Congo, they are known as “the white giants.” But for all their fierce reputation, Colonel Jean (“Black Jack”) Schramme and his band of white mercenaries are ...