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Didier Vignon Dossou-Gbakon Five years had passed before notables from the Ezekere community finally set foot in Mandro again. It was a historic day, marked by emotion, sincerity, and hope, as Lendu and Hema sat face to face, spoke to each other, and dared to cross the barrier of fear. This meeting…

Martial Mukeba wa Mukeba The Blood Transfusion Center of Beni, in North Kivu, concluded a voluntary blood donation campaign on Wednesday, 11 June 2025. Launched two months earlier among MONUSCO’s civilian and military personnel, the initiative aimed to prevent shortages of blood products in a region…

Jean-Tobie Okala Six months ago, MONUSCO launched a floating cage fish farming project in Tchomia, a commercial hub located 62 km south of Bunia, in Ituri Province. The initiative aimed to reduce community violence and combat unemployment by creating temporary jobs for 100 people, including 50…

Jean-Tobie Okala General Alain Bamenou of Benin, acting head of MONUSCO’s Police component (UNPOL), began a strategic tour of Ituri and North Kivu on 9 June 2025, aimed at boosting cooperation with the Congolese National Police (PNC) and showing support for UN police officers stationed in the field…

Martial Mukeba wa Mukeba A training workshop on countering terrorist financing was launched on Tuesday, 17 June 2025, in Beni, North Kivu province. Organized by MONUSCO’s Justice Support Section, this eleven-day workshop aims to strengthen the capacities of ten magistrates, judicial police…

Jean-Claude Wenga Around one hundred young people, including thirty-seven women from Kinshasa’s four districts, took part on 14 June in a series of activities aimed at promoting peace, security, and tackling disinformation. The initiative was supported by MONUSCO’s Civil Affairs Section, in…

Marylène Seguy MONUSCO’s Child Protection Section, together with the Public Information Division, the Children’s Parliament, and local NGOs PAMI and GAPE, commemorated the Day of the African Child on 16 and 17 June 2025 in Goma and Walikale-Centre. Supported by MONUSCO, the initiative brought…

Martial Mukeba wa Mukeba & Jean-Tobie Okala From 17 to 19 June, nearly 90 participants from Beni, Butembo, and Lubero, including local authorities, traditional leaders, humanitarian actors, and civil society representatives, met in Beni to strengthen cooperation with MONUSCO, particularly on…

Joël Bofengo and Jorkim Jotham Pituwa “ All communities gather here. ” Christine Gbosi has been selling goods at the Dzudda market for several years. Her face beams despite the sweltering heat, because she can once again carry out the sole activity that provides her financial support. Like many…

Kinshasa, February 28, 2025: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Mrs. Bintou Keita, condemns the attack using explosives against civilians in Bukavu (South Kivu)…

I welcome the announcement of an agreement to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, based on the proposal put forward by President Donald J. Trump. I commend the diplomatic efforts of the United States, Qatar, Egypt and Türkiye in brokering this desperately needed breakthrough. I urge all…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan