DR Congo police fend for themselves after peacekeepers quit UN base

A Congolese police officer sits in a former Monusco (UN peacekeeping mission in DRC) military base in Kamanyola, South Kivu, in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 27, 2024. PHOTO | AFP

What you need to know:

  • The 15,000 MONUSCO troops deployed in the vast central African country started to leave in February at the request of the Kinshasa government, which considers them ineffective.