UN warns DRC conflict expanding, drone warfare threatens civilians

UN official warns Security Council of DR Congo crisis amid ongoing violence

A senior UN official told the UN Security Council on Thursday that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to face an “extremely tense” security and political situation. Vivian van de Perre, the interim head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), expressed the urgent need to protect civilian lives. Moreover, she noted three critical requirements: a credible ceasefire, the reopening of the Goma airport, and ongoing huma…

UN warns DRC conflict expanding, drone warfare threatens civilians

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo warned on Thursday that hostilities between the government and the AFC/M23 are spreading beyond the traditional epicenter of North and South Kivu into Tshopo Province, far from the front lines.