Monusco troops cover a Red Cross team in Bunia, Ituri Province. The mission is set to leave in December but the UN has indicated it might stay longer. PHOTO | AFP/FILE
The UN Security Council this week authorised the peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo to aid the ground forces in pacifying the restive eastern parts of the country, in what could prolong the mission’s mandate beyond the December 2024 exit timeline.
Known by the French acronym Monusco, the mission will be required to provide aerial support to the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC), which has been battling rebels in the east.
