DR Congo to reassess withdrawal plan for UN peacekeeping mission
By France24
06 August 2022 |
2:01 pm
Democratic Republic of Congo's government will re-evaluate the withdrawal plan of the United Nations peacekeeping mission after deadly anti-U.N. protests last week, it said late on Monday, suggesting it may ask the force to leave sooner than expected.
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