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
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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.