{"id":32164,"date":"2022-08-02T10:13:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T07:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=32164"},"modified":"2022-08-02T10:13:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T07:13:05","slug":"dr-congo-to-discuss-withdrawal-of-un-peacekeepers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/02\/dr-congo-to-discuss-withdrawal-of-un-peacekeepers\/","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo To Discuss Withdrawal Of UN Peacekeepers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to hold talks with the country\u2019s UN mission, Monusco, on the withdrawal of peacekeepers that will \u201cmeet the demand of the people\u201d,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMuyaya\/status\/1554262097797734402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya has said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement came after President F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi chaired a meeting with the presidents of the two chambers of parliament, the prime minister and officials from the eastern North Kivu province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The presidency shared pictures of the meeting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RDC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RDC<\/a> 02.08.2022|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cit%C3%A9UA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Cit\u00e9UA<\/a><br>Le Chef de l&#39;\u00c9tat, F\u00e9lix-Antoine Tshisekedi a pr\u00e9sid\u00e9 une r\u00e9union au format interinstitutionnel, hier lundi 01er ao\u00fbt, autour de la r\u00e9\u00e9valuation du plan de retrait de la#Monusco convenu en vertu de la r\u00e9solution 2556. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3gwjmS8zFL\">pic.twitter.com\/3gwjmS8zFL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Pr\u00e9sidence RDC \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde9 (@Presidence_RDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Presidence_RDC\/status\/1554249436292939778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 1, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deadly protests demanding Monusco\u2019s expulsion erupted in North Kivu\u2019s capital, Goma, on 25 July and have since spread to neighbouring regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Activists accuse the UN mission of failing to stop a decades-long rebellion in the east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Muyaya said on Monday that a total of 36 people, including four UN peacekeepers, have been killed following the protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn view of the above, the government was instructed to expedite a meeting with Monusco to reassess the plan for its withdrawal agreed under Security Council Resolution 2556,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security forces dispersed fresh protests in Beni, North Kivu, on Monday that disrupted activities in region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, several people were injured as police dispersed anti-UN demonstrations in the northern Tshopo province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A UN peacekeeping force has been in DR Congo for more than two decades. Monusco took over from a previous UN mission in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>BBC News Africa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to hold talks with the country\u2019s UN mission, Monusco, on the withdrawal of peacekeepers that will \u201cmeet the demand of the people\u201d,&nbsp;government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya has said. 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