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135 elements of the Senegalese gendarmerie, including 38 women, constituting SENFPU 14, arriving in the DRC to take over from their colleagues at the end of their mission. Photo MONUSCO/Marylène Seguy

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Senegalese Police units proceed with rotations within MONUSCO

After 17 months in operation instead of the 12 initially planned, a first portion of the troops of the Senegalese Formed Police Unit (SENFPU 13) left Goma, North Kivu and Bunia, Ituri, to return to their home country. In the…
Beni: MONUSCO to strengthen the protection of civilians in the Rwenzori sector. Photo MONUSCO/Martial Papy Mukeba

Beni: MONUSCO to strengthen the protection of civilians in the Rwenzori sector

MONUSCO is in the process of strengthening its presence in the Rwenzori sector, Beni Territory, to protect the population from attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group. David Gressly, the Deputy Special…
Beni: MONUSCO plans to boost the operational capacity of the FARDC against ADF rebels. Photo MONUSCO/Koumbo Sy S. Gali

Beni: MONUSCO plans to boost the operational capacity of the FARDC against ADF rebels

MONUSCO plans to build five modern military bases for the DRC's Armed Forces in the Beni region of North Kivu to increase their operational capacity to hunt down the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group. The…
FARDC and MONUSCO have deterred CODECO rebel incursion into Bunia. Photo MONUSCO/Force

FARDC and MONUSCO have deterred CODECO rebel incursion into Bunia

MONUSCO has reinforced its security system on the outskirts of the town of Bunia, in Ituri, after rebels from the CODECO / ALC (Alliance for the Liberation of Congo) armed group, which was resistant to the peace process…
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in DRC, Mrs. Leila Zerrougui, and Deputy Special Representative David Gressly visiting Kiwanja. Photo MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan

Nyiragongo: Leila Zerrougui calls for justice to be an effective tool for resolving social conflicts

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in DRC, Ms. Leila Zerrougui, made a working visit to the East of the country. After her stop at Beni and then at Bunia, Ms. Leila Zerrougui arrived in Goma on Friday, 13…
UN staff and other partners celebrate the launch of a new Children's Radio Station in DRC

DRC: UN launches New Radio Station for Children

The Strategic Communication and Public Information Division of MONUSCO, in partnership with UNICEF, launched on November 20 in Kinshasa a new radio station named "Okapi Enfant". The radio's launch coincided with the…