Top UN officials express concern over violence in DR Congo
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Top UN officials express concern over violence in DR Congo

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-01-27 14:06 Internally displaced people gather outside Saint Esprit parish in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jan 26, 2025. UNITED NATIONS - Top UN officials expressed concern on Sunday about escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN undersecretary-general for peace operations, said the United Nations is profoundly concerned with the resumption of hostilities which have led to the loss of a strategic position several kilometers from Goma. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the UN chief "is deeply concerned by the escalating violence in eastern DRC".

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Congolese, Rwandan leaders meet in Qatar, call for ceasefire in eastern DRC
1 week ago

Congolese, Rwandan leaders meet in Qatar, call for ceasefire in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

The three countries call for ‘immediate and unconditional ceasefire’ in eastern DRC. Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have held direct talks for the first time since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern DRC. In a joint statement issued with Qatar, whose emir mediated the talks in Doha, the countries …

‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars
1 week, 5 days ago

‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars

Al Jazeera  

In parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, communities are gearing up for war or fleeing to safety amid the advance of M23 rebels, who captured the key eastern cities of Goma and Bukavu in recent weeks, leaving devastation in their wake. “We are indeed seeing a replica of the Second Congo War with the same actors but in …

Over 7,000 killed in eastern DR Congo since January: PM
Trending News
1 month ago

Over 7,000 killed in eastern DR Congo since January: PM

Raw Story  

by Robin MILLARD Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, since last month, the Congolese premier said Monday. "The security situation in eastern DRC has reached alarming levels," Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, stressing that since January, "the deaths of …

Fighting in eastern DRC killed about 7,000 people since January, PM says
1 month ago

Fighting in eastern DRC killed about 7,000 people since January, PM says

Al Jazeera  

Judith Suminwa says more than 2,500 bodies buried without identification, ‘significant’ number of civilians among dead. More than 7,000 people have been killed in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since last month, Prime Minister Judith Suminwa says, with a “significant” number of civilians among the dead. Speaking to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Switzerland …

Congo’s president says he’ll create a unity government as violence spreads
1 month ago

Congo’s president says he’ll create a unity government as violence spreads

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis. In some of his first statements since Rwandan-backed rebels captured major cities in eastern Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi told a meeting of the Sacred Union of the Nation ruling coalition …

UN warns M23 advances threaten regional conflict in eastern DRC
1 month ago

UN warns M23 advances threaten regional conflict in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

The M23 armed group is advancing on strategic zones in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo after taking two key cities, the United Nations warned, underscoring the threat of a regional conflict. Recent weeks have seen the rapid progression of the Rwanda-backed M23, which has seized vast tracts of the eastern DRC, including Goma and Bukavu. “If our information …

Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
1 month ago

Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Top United Nations officials in Africa warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the offensive of Rwanda-backed rebels in mineral-rich eastern Congo is threatening peace in the wider region. “It is imperative that this council takes urgent and decisive steps to avert a wider regional war,” said Bintou Keita, U.N. special envoy …

U.N. human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children
1 month, 1 week ago

U.N. human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children

LA Times  

M23 rebels guard outside the South Kivu province administrative office, in the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday. The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid. Volker Türk said in a statement Tuesday that his office “confirmed …

UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
1 month, 1 week ago

UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children

CNN  

AP — The UN human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid. The United Nations Human Rights Council earlier this month launched a commission that will investigate atrocities, including rapes and killings akin to “summary executions” committed by both …

U.N. chief warns against regional war over DR Congo at Africa summit
1 month, 1 week ago

U.N. chief warns against regional war over DR Congo at Africa summit

The Hindu  

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s “territorial integrity” be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backed fighters seized a second DRC provincial capital. Summit host Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, insisted on Saturday that “conflict resolution, diplomacy and peace building must remain at the heart of …

‘Over the precipice’: UN chief sounds alarm on DR Congo fighting
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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Over the precipice’: UN chief sounds alarm on DR Congo fighting

Al Jazeera  

Antonio Guterres says a ‘regional escalation must be avoided at all costs’ as Rwanda-backed M23 forces gain ground in Democratic Republic of the Congo. UN chief Antonio Guterres says the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s “territorial integrity” must be preserved after M23 fighters attacked the eastern provincial capital of Bukavu. Addressing an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis …

A summit seeking solutions to the violent conflict in Congo is underway in Tanzania
1 month, 2 weeks ago

A summit seeking solutions to the violent conflict in Congo is underway in Tanzania

Hindustan Times  

KAMPALA, Uganda — A joint summit of leaders from eastern and southern Africa is underway in Tanzania as African governments try to find a solution to the violent conflict in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government. A summit seeking solutions to the violent conflict in Congo is underway in Tanzania President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, …

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government, but also urged Congo’s president to directly negotiate with them. Rwandan President Paul Kagame attended the summit along with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, who has angered the Rwandans by deploying …

Eastern and Southern African leaders seek way out of Congo conflict
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Eastern and Southern African leaders seek way out of Congo conflict

CNN  

Reuters — Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid advance since January has fanned fears of a wider war. The M23 rebels last week captured Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - the …

UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels advance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels advance

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N.'s top human rights body was holding an urgent session on Friday on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a key city and some 3,000 people have been killed and nearly as many injured since late January. Volker Türk, the U.N. human rights chief, said an estimated 3,000 people were killed and nearly …

UN warns against regional spread of DR Congo conflict
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN warns against regional spread of DR Congo conflict

Al Jazeera  

‘Worst may be yet to come’ says UN human rights chief as DR Congo and Rwanda deny responsibility and blame one another. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on Friday that the “worst may be yet to come” as he addressed an emergency meeting of the Geneva-based Human Rights Council. “If nothing is done, the worst …

Goma, DRC: Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key eastern city, UN says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Goma, DRC: Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key eastern city, UN says

CNN  

CNN — Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce fighting with the Congolese army. Vivian van de Perre, deputy head of the UN mission in DR Congo, said Wednesday that “so far 2,000 bodies …

UN warns of executions, gang rape as M23 rebels expand control in eastern Congo
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN warns of executions, gang rape as M23 rebels expand control in eastern Congo

Firstpost  

As the M23 seeks to advance after capturing the strategic city of Goma this week, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk “calls for an end to the violence and for all parties to uphold their obligations under international human rights law”. Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group are expanding their control in eastern Congo after capturing the city of Goma, …

UN says more than 700 killed, 2,800 injured in just five days of fighting in DRC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN says more than 700 killed, 2,800 injured in just five days of fighting in DRC

CNN  

Atlanta CNN — More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo between January 26-30, UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters Friday. On Wednesday DRC President Felix Tshisekedi vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against the rebel alliance that has besieged swathes …

Rwanda-backed rebels vow to take DRC capital after claiming capture of Goma
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda-backed rebels vow to take DRC capital after claiming capture of Goma

Al Jazeera  

Rwanda-backed rebels are closing in on the key eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Bukavu, promising to continue their lightning offensive until they take the national capital. The bloody conflict in the eastern DRC took a dramatic turn this week when Kigali-backed fighters from the M23 claimed to take control of Goma in North Kivu province before advancing …

M23 rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo’s largest city
1 month, 3 weeks ago

M23 rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo’s largest city

The Hindu  

Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday as they moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region. Meanwhile, rebels took control of Goma’s airport, said Dujarric, the U.N. spokesperson, warning of risks of a breakdown of law and order in the city, “given the …

Goma: Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Goma: Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover

CNN  

CNN — Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as gunshots continue to ring out around their homes, days after rebel forces claimed they had taken over. On Monday, the Uruguayan army, whose troops are part of the UN peacekeeping mission in Goma, said in …

UN warns rebel M23 offensive in Congo could spiral into a regional war
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN warns rebel M23 offensive in Congo could spiral into a regional war

ABC  

The United Nations is warning violence isolated to a small part of the Democratic Republic of Congo could spread. Conflict in the country's east is nothing new, with Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 involved in fighting for the past three decades. Goma lies close to the DRC's border with Rwanda, and both the Congo's government and the United Nations peacekeeping force …

Chaos in Congo's Goma: Embassies of Rwanda, France & US attacked; UN says dead bodies lie in streets
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chaos in Congo's Goma: Embassies of Rwanda, France & US attacked; UN says dead bodies lie in streets

Firstpost  

A day after the rebels marched into the lakeside city, protesters in the capital attacked a UN compound and embassies including those of Rwanda, France and the United States, expressing anger at what they said was foreign interference Protesters clash with riot police forces in front of the French Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday. Reuters Dead …

Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know

CNN  

CNN — A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops backed by regional and UN intervention forces. Veronique de Viguerie/Paris Match/Getty Images A report by the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo, released in December, revealed …

Tensions remain high in DR Congo amid rebellion attacks in major city
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tensions remain high in DR Congo amid rebellion attacks in major city

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-01-28 13:22 KINSHASA -- Tensions remained high in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday as the March 23 Movement rebellion advanced in the country's North Kivu and South Kivu provinces. President of the DRC Felix Tshisekedi is expected to address the nation amid the humanitarian crisis and major advances by the rebellion in the eastern …

Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next?

Al Jazeera  

M23 fighters have been pressing to capture the key city of Goma for months and intensified their offensives in recent days. However, on Tuesday, DRC Rural Development Minister Muhindo Nzangi said the Congolese army was in control of 80 percent of Goma and Rwandan troops were either on the city’s outskirts or back across the border. Goma’s reported capture by …

Nine South African soldiers killed as eastern Congo conflict escalates
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Nine South African soldiers killed as eastern Congo conflict escalates

The Hindu  

Nine South African soldiers have been killed in eastern Congo's conflict zone, the South African defence department said on Saturday, as Congolese troops and peacekeepers battled to stop an advance by Rwanda-backed rebels on the city of Goma. Democratic Republic of Congo and its allies earlier repelled an overnight advance on the provincial capital of over 1 million people, two …

9 UN peacekeepers injured as rebels close in on eastern Congo’s main city
Top News
2 months ago

9 UN peacekeepers injured as rebels close in on eastern Congo’s main city

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Nine United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Congo sustained injuries during fighting with the M23 armed group, the U.N. said, as the rebels close in on Goma. Since 2021, Congo’s government and allied forces, including Burundian troops and U.N. troops, have been keeping M23 away from Goma. Rwanda’s government denies the claim but last year acknowledged that it …

DRC cuts diplomatic ties with Rwanda over violence, UN calls emergency meet
2 months ago

DRC cuts diplomatic ties with Rwanda over violence, UN calls emergency meet

Al Jazeera  

The Congolese army and peacekeepers are trying to stop an M23 advance on Goma, the capital of North Kivu province. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is severing diplomatic ties with Rwanda and the United Nations Security Council has called an emergency meeting as the fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group intensifies. At least nine peacekeepers, …

DR Congo military calls for calm amid rebellion advances
2 months ago

DR Congo military calls for calm amid rebellion advances

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-01-22 10:40 Members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo stand guard against the M23 rebel group in Lubero, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo Oct 27, 2024. KINSHASA - The army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday called on citizens to remain calm in the face …

More than 230,000 displaced in DRC since start of the year, UN says
2 months, 1 week ago

More than 230,000 displaced in DRC since start of the year, UN says

Al Jazeera  

The UN says the forced displacement is one of ‘the most alarming’ humanitarian crises in the world. The resource-rich eastern provinces of North and South Kivu – which are home to more than 4.6 million displaced people according to the agency – have been mired in conflict for three decades, with the M23 rebel group becoming one of the most …

How to end the conflict in eastern DRC?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How to end the conflict in eastern DRC?

Al Jazeera  

M23 rebel fighters have taken control of two towns in North Kivu province. The most prominent among them is the March 23 Movement, which is widely believed to be backed by neighbouring Rwanda – allegations that the Rwandan government has denied. They’ve captured two towns in recent days and are believed to be just 80km away from Goma, the capital …

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks
3 months, 3 weeks ago

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks

Associated Press  

ARUSHA, Tanzania — East African heads of state made another push for peace in eastern Congo on Saturday but its prospects remained bleak following a regional summit that was marked by the Congolese president’s absence and an early departure of his Rwandan counterpart. A communique read at the end of the closed-door meeting of the East African Community in Arusha, …

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians
8 months, 1 week ago

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. “We don’t see the benefit of a humanitarian truce if humanitarian aid does not reach …

Top UN official in Congo welcomes 2-week truce in the east, where violence is at ‘alarming levels’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Top UN official in Congo welcomes 2-week truce in the east, where violence is at ‘alarming levels’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The top U.N. official in Congo on Monday welcomed a two-week humanitarian cease-fire in its mineral-rich east, where she said violence has reached “alarming levels” and risked provoking a wider regional conflict. Keita said that as U.N. experts have documented, “the government of Rwanda has reinforced its support to the M23, enabling it to make major territorial …

UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

The UN mission has been told to leave due to inefficiency in protecting civilians from armed conflict. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a briefing at the organisation’s headquarters in New York on Thursday that peacekeepers from Pakistan, who constituted the bulk of the forces deployed in South Kivu province, are leaving after more than 20 years of service. The Rwandan-backed …

Security in Congo's mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Security in Congo's mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east …

Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in the last month, a UN official says
1 year ago

Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in the last month, a UN official says

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Escalating violence in Congo’s eastern region has displaced at least 250,000 people in the last month, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday, describing the situation as an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Amid intensified fighting with security forces, the M23 rebel group — the most dominant in the region with alleged links to neighboring Rwanda — has continued …

DRC Conflict: What explains the flaring eastern Congo conflict? | Explained
1 year ago

DRC Conflict: What explains the flaring eastern Congo conflict? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Renewed clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have triggered global alarm and exacerbated the already dire humanitarian crisis in the region. In the subsequent days, around two million people crossed the Congolese border to settle in refugee camps in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu as a Tutsi government gained control …

UN peacekeepers begin pullout from DR Congo’s restive east
1 year ago

UN peacekeepers begin pullout from DR Congo’s restive east

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations on Wednesday started pulling peacekeepers out of Democratic Republic of the Congo, moving to end a 25-year presence amid rising violence in the east of the long-troubled African nation. The withdrawal of the UN forces comes as thousands of civilians have been displaced by heavy fighting between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebel group in …

UN hands over 1st military base in Congo to begin its drawdown after decades in the country
1 year ago

UN hands over 1st military base in Congo to begin its drawdown after decades in the country

Associated Press  

KAMANYOLA, Congo — United Nations peacekeepers handed over their first military base to security forces in eastern Congo on Wednesday as part of an eventual withdrawal after decades of operating in the country. Peacekeepers transferred responsibility and equipment at its base in Kamanyola in South Kivu province to Congo’s national police as part of a phased drawdown agreed upon between …

UN Security Council sanctions rebels in DR Congo as violence escalates
1 year, 1 month ago

UN Security Council sanctions rebels in DR Congo as violence escalates

Al Jazeera  

A committee imposes an arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze on leaders of six armed groups fighting in the mineral-rich region. The United Nations Security Council has sanctioned the leaders of six armed groups fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid escalating violence in the country’s restive northeastern region. “We are pleased that as of today, six …

What’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis
1 year, 1 month ago

What’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help. Eastern Congo has been beset by conflict for …

What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis
1 year, 1 month ago

What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Aid organizations fear a new …

Residents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma
1 year, 1 month ago

Residents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — One of eastern Congo’s most active rebel groups is attacking a community considered the last line of defense before the region’s largest city of Goma, fleeing residents said Wednesday, even as the rebels claimed they had no intention to seize it again. The M23, with alleged ties to Rwanda, detonated explosives in North Kivu’s Sake city 27 …

Residents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma
1 year, 1 month ago

Residents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of eastern Congo’s most …

Congo rebel group kills at least 19 people in attack on eastern town
1 year, 1 month ago

Congo rebel group kills at least 19 people in attack on eastern town

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — At least 19 people were killed when rebels attacked a town in Congo’s North Kivu province, the army said late Thursday, the latest violence in the country’s conflict-battered east. The rebels shelled the town of Mweso, where they “indiscriminately dropped mortar bombs,” which also injured 27 other civilians, army spokesman Lt. Col. Guillaume N’djike Kaïko said in …

All UN peacekeepers to leave DR Congo by end of 2024
1 year, 2 months ago

All UN peacekeepers to leave DR Congo by end of 2024

Al Jazeera  

In first phase of the withdrawal, about 2,000 UN troops will leave the restive eastern areas by the end of April. Numerous armed groups, including the ​​Allied Democratic Forces and M23, are active in restive eastern areas such as North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces, where civilians face violence and displacement. In the first phase, about 2,000 UN troops …

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