Erik Prince’s Blackwater in DRC: Drones, Mercenaries, and the War in Minembwe (2026)
The conflict in eastern DRC’s Minembwe highlands has reached a critical new phase, marked by fragmented armed confrontations, regional proxy dynamics, and the growing deployment of drones and sophisticated military technology. Reports and social media posts have fuelled speculation that the Congolese government is now relying on contractors linked to Erik Prince — the founder of the private security firm formerly known as Blackwater — to bolster its military operations against armed groups including M23 and Twirwaneho.… Read the rest “Erik Prince’s Blackwater in DRC: Drones, Mercenaries, and the War in Minembwe (2026)”