The BBC has seen contracts that show that these hired soldiers were being paid around $5,000 (£4,000) a month.

Congolese nationals in Durban voice their frustration over the ongoing conflict in the DRC, blaming external influences and calling for action from the international community ...

With tensions rising and the fear of violence casting a heavy shadow over the city, Goma stands as a ghost town, its streets stripped of the energy that once defined it. The hum of daily life has been ...