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Congo trains 3,000 new army recruits amid Rwanda tensions

Democratic Republic of the Congo youth get the first steps of basic military training in Goma, eastern Congo, Monday Nov. 7, 2022. While the M23 rebels continue to gain ground, more than three thousand young volunteers have just enlisted to fight the rebels and try to stop their advance. This mobilization of young people comes after the Congolese head of state called for a general mobilization. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) Democratic Republic of the Congo youth get the first steps of basic military training in Goma, eastern Congo, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. More than 3,000 new Congolese military recruits began training Monday as the army steps up its fight against the M23 rebels in the country's east that the government alleges are backed by neighboring Rwanda. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) Democratic Republic of the Congo youth get the first steps of basic military training in Goma, eastern Congo, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. More than 3,000 new Congolese military recruits began training Monday as the army steps up its fight against the M23 rebels in the country's east that the government alleges are backed by neighboring Rwanda. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Congo trains 3,000 new army recruits amid Rwanda tensions