Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Navy
gptkb:Air_Force
Army
gptkbp:budget $1.2 billion (2020)
gptkbp:collaborations Military_assistance_from_Belgium
Military_assistance_from_France
Military_assistance_from_South_Africa
Military_assistance_from_the_EU
Military_assistance_from_the_US
gptkbp:commander Chief of General Staff
gptkbp:conflict Second Congo War
Congo Crisis
Kivu conflict
gptkbp:country gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkbp:equipment Aircraft
Armored vehicles
Artillery
Small arms
gptkbp:founded 1960
gptkbp:headquarters Kinshasa
gptkbp:historicalEvent Transition to democracy
Mobutu's regime
Formation of the AFDL
Formation of the FARDC
Independence_from_Belgium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:President_of_the_DRC
Minister of Defense
Chief of General Staff
gptkbp:motto For the Nation
gptkbp:role Counter-insurgency operations
Support peacekeeping missions
Defend the sovereignty of the state
gptkbp:size Approximately 150,000 personnel
gptkbp:status Active
Facing challenges of discipline
Facing challenges of equipment
Facing challenges of funding
Under reform
gptkbp:training Military_training_in_Russia
Military_training_in_China