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Andrei Popoviciu
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Freelance journalist. Work in Lighthouse Reports, Al Jazeera, Le Monde, Washington Post, The Guardian, New Lines Magazine, The Telegraph, Foreign Policy, Associated Press, Der Spiegel, The New Humanitarian etc.

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Conexiunile unui mercenar. Horațiu Potra, vecin cu Ministerul Apărării, relații cu lumea Justiției. - Public Record
Horațiu Potra a revenit în atenția publică zilele trecute, când Parchetul General l-a ridicat din trafic pe Călin Georgescu. La una din locuințele lui Potra, procurorii au descoperit încastrate în pod...
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March 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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En RD-Congo, les sombres affaires de militaires roumains
De 2022 à la chute de Goma, fin janvier, plus d’un millier de Roumains ont été recrutés en République démocratique du Congo, officiellement comme instructeurs de l’armée. Derrière la façade de cette s...
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March 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Militaires roumains en RDC : de la société militaire privée au mercenariat
Depuis plus d’un an, des sous-traitants militaires roumains et moldaves opèrent en RDC. Entre formation de l’armée, participation aux combats et liens avec des milices, leur rôle pose question.
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March 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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A Goma, ces militaires roumains qui ont floué le gouvernement congolais
En République démocratique du Congo, plus d’un millier de Roumains et Moldaves ont été recrutés pour former l’armée et sécuriser Goma. Une mission entachée par des dérives et des actes à la limite du ...
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March 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Supermarket guards, truck drivers and ‘very big mistakes’: the failed role of western mercenaries in the fall of Goma
An investigation into the DRC’s use of hundreds of hired Romanian fighters reveals how a disorganised operation with untrained recruits became a deadly ‘circus’
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March 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Today we publish our findings with more to come in the next weeks:
March 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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We found out they were unprepared, they gave ammunition and money to militias accused of war crimes and fought actively in the conflict, violating international law and their contracts. Their leader is accused of plotting an insurrection with Romania’s far right politician Georgescu.
March 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM