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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Regrets DR Congo Govt Move to Expel Mission Spokesperson
UN News, 4 August 2022
The United Nations continues to engage with authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the wake of the deadly shooting this past weekend involving peacekeepers… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Asks UN Peacekeeping Spokesperson to Leave the Country
DW, 3 August 2022
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has asked the spokesman of the UN peacekeeping mission to leave the country as soon as possible. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Guterres 'Outraged' Over Peacekeepers' Aggression, Calls for Accountability
UN News, 31 July 2022
Secretary-General António Guterres is "outraged" over a "serious incident" that took place on Sunday morning on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Two Dead As United Nations Peacekeepers Open Fire
DW, 31 July 2022
The UN said two were dead in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on the border with Uganda after UN peacekeepers opened fire Sunday. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Two Dead After UN Troops Open Fire At DRC, Uganda Border Post
VOA, 1 August 2022
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrested U.N. peacekeeping troops suspected of having opened fire on a Ugandan border post, killing at least… Read more »
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East Africa: Uganda Monitors DR Congo Border After Deadly Shooting
VOA, 1 August 2022
Ugandan police are deploying a standby force to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after U.N. peacekeeping troops opened fire on a border post, killing two… Read more »
UN 'Outraged' at Peacekeepers' Aggression in DR Congo
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrested U.N. peacekeeping troops suspected of having opened fire at a Ugandan border post, killing at least two people and injuring 15 others. It's the latest violent incident involving the U.N.'s mission which has been facing violent protests.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was "outraged, saddened and dismayed" by the deaths and demanded accountability.
Uganda meanwhile says it has deployed a team to monitor ongoing tensions in Kasindi in Beni territory, close to Uganda.
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East African leaders have agreed to send in a regional force to try to end fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and called for an immediate ceasefire,< Read more »
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The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the deadliest the world has ever witnessed. One report estimates the death toll at 5.4 mi Read more »
Families shelter at a church that is being used as a temporary site for internally displaced people in Ituri, Democratic of the Congo (file photo).
