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UN hands over 1st military base in Congo after decades of a ‘failed’ peacekeeping mission
United Nations peacekeepers from Pakistan pack up their base in Kamanyola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, February 28, 2024, as it is being handed over to local security forces as part of an eventual UN withdrawal after decades of operating in the country
UNITED NATIONS peacekeepers handed over their first military base to security forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Wednesday as part of an eventual withdrawal after decades of a “failed” mission in the country.
The handover comes as violence soars in the conflict-riddled region.
Peacekeepers transferred responsibility and equipment at their base in Kamanyola in South Kivu province to the national police as part of a phased pullout agreed between the government and the UN last year.
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