Are private mercenaries more effective than Blue Helmets? The Democratic Republic of Congo also hired mercenaries from abroad: Nearly 300 Romanian mercenaries were reportedly in eastern Congo ...

When Stanleyville fell last November, the white mercenaries who had fought the Congolese rebels began to fall apart themselves. They were getting little money, weapons or encouragement from ...

Additionally, some active-duty soldiers, while on parental leave, were found to have fought in Congo under the command of Horațiu Potra, a mercenary who gained notoriety for providing security to ...