In Focus | DRC
Kinshasa's thorny Kyiv-Moscow balancing act over armaments

The DRC is in negotiations with both Russia and Ukraine to equip its growing army as it steps up its fight against rebel groups in the East. With tensions high over the Ukraine conflict, and Kyiv showing a keen interest in the Congolese army's Soviet arsenal, Kinshasa is having to tread carefully between the two warring nations under the West's watchful eye. [...]
Reading time 7 minutes Maxime Paszkowiak
The DRC is in negotiations with both Russia and Ukraine to equip its growing army as it steps up its fight against rebel groups in the East.
The DRC is in negotiations with both Russia and Ukraine to equip its growing army as it steps up its fight against rebel groups in the East. © Imago/Alamy banque d'images - Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP - Russian Government/Alamy Stock Photo - Media_works/Shutterstock - Sergey Ryzhov/Alamy banque d'images - Cafe Racer/Shutterstock - Design: Studio Pachamama
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