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 ...

LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo opposition presidential candidate Moise Katumbi has been summoned to appear before a prosecutor on Monday to respond ...

June 14, 2025: Currently, dozens of mercenaries, also known as Private Military Contractors or PMCs, are operating around the world, most of them in Africa. These include Angola, Sierra Leone, Congo, ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare, one of the most famous foreign mercenaries to have played a role in Africa's violent transition from colonial rule, has died aged 100. Born in ...

U Thant was the UNs' longest-serving Secretary-General and ranked the sixth 'most admired man' in America in 1971. So why he is largely forgotten today?

The security business spans everything from pudgy rent-a-cops in shopping centres and armed guards hired by companies in ...

The AFC/M23 movement has vowed to respond to the renewed attacks by the Congolese government and its allied militias, including the Congolese-backed Rwandan genocidal militia FDLR, Mai Mai, Wazalendo ...

Following months of tension since the signing of a peace deal in June, delegations from the Democratic Republic of Congo and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This photograph was taken when Eliot ...

With mercenaries increasingly seen as a go-to solution for some of the world's most devilish security problems, Blackwater founder and Donald Trump donor Erik Prince is reported to be pitching his ...

Paul Kagame has gone from being considered a paragon of African leadership to a much-criticised dictator - Anadolu via Getty For months, the city of Goma held its breath. Since late 2024, its ...

Residents walk next to a vehicle with M23 fighters in Bukavu on February 16, 2025. M23 fighters entered the DR Congo provincial capital of Bukavu on February 14, 2025. [AFP] For decades, Congo's ...