[HIGHLIGHTS] The death of two Romanian mercenaries recalls the presence of private military companies in the DRC

In the DRC, fighting resumed between the Congolese army and their allies against the M23 rebels this Friday around the town of Sake. Last week, two soldiers died during clashes.

They worked for a Romanian “private military company”. President Tshisekedi clarified that they are coaches and not mercenaries, adding that they number around “ a thousand ” This week, 2 South African soldiers, belonging to a Sadc mission supporting the Congo army, died when a bomb fell in their military base.