UN Security Council agrees to early withdrawal of DR Congo peacekeepers | Conflict News

UN Security Council agrees to early withdrawal of DR Congo peacekeepers | Conflict News

ByNews Polite

Congolese authorities have long accused UN forces of failing to protect civilians from armed groups in the eastern DRC. The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously in favour of gradually phasing out its peacekeeping operations known as MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The 15-member body voted…

Kenya ‘disassociates’ with DR Congo rebels alliance after diplomatic row | Elections News

Kenya ‘disassociates’ with DR Congo rebels alliance after diplomatic row | Elections News

ByNews Polite

Kenya’s foreign ministry says it ‘strongly disassociates’ with a DRC opposition figure who forged an alliance with rebels in Nairobi. Kenya has “strongly disassociated” itself from a Congolese opposition figure who forged an alliance with rebels in Nairobi, spurring a diplomatic row with Kinshasa. The Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

Unease, uncertainty for displaced people in DR Congo ahead of Dec 20 vote | Elections

Unease, uncertainty for displaced people in DR Congo ahead of Dec 20 vote | Elections

ByNews Polite

Nearly seven million people are currently displaced in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where renewed conflict with rebels from the March 23rd Movement (M23) is raging – a record high even in a country that has suffered decades of violence. The grim announcement by the International Organization for…