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UN Security Council demands DR Congo militia groups disband

IDP camp in Goma, eastern DR Congo

Muslims who fled attacks by the M23 rebels at an IDP camp in Goma, eastern DR Congo on March 27, 2023. PHOTO | ALEXIS HUGUET | AFP

By  AFP

United Nations

The UN Security Council on Wednesday "strongly" condemned violence perpetrated by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, demanding that the militias "immediately and permanently disband".

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