Wednesday, January 5, 2011

The Congolese army must be taught to serve its communities | Ally Carnwath | Global development | guardian.co.uk

The Congolese army must be taught to serve its communities | Ally Carnwath | Global development | guardian.co.uk: "Among the higher ranks of the army in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), there's little attempt to disguise just how low the military's reputation has sunk.

'Killers and criminals,' said a captain based in the eastern city of Goma, when I asked how Congolese soldiers were generally viewed by the civilian population. 'Everything that goes wrong is blamed on the army,' said another."

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