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DRC
Army combat aircraft get makeover in Georgia

A Georgian firm has been tasked with upgrading the attack capacities of six helicopters and two planes belonging to the Congolese armed forces. They should be ready for deployment against the M23 rebels as of next March. [...]

Published on 21/12/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

DRC
Army combat aircraft get makeover in Georgia

Spotlight | DRC
Beijing, privileged military partner of Kinshasa

Inner circles | DRC
Tshisekedi fashions army command to wage war in east

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FARDC and its foreign and domestic allies fail to coalesce in battle against M23

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Israel repatriates military instructors from DRC after Hamas attack

DRC
Beni Tal Security trains and equips Tshisekedi's Republican Guard

Inner circles | DRC
Jean-Pierre Bemba determined to make his mark at defence

DRC
Kinshasa procures four new attack helicopters