UN peacekeeper killed in DR Congo fighting“I condemn this attack unequivocally. North Kivu province, which borders Uganda and Rwanda, has seen a particular uptick in killings and kidnappings between rival ethnic groups. The UN in October declared a level 3 emergency in DR Congo – a status afforded to conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen. MONUSCO, the UN’s peacekeeping force in DR Congo, said its operating base at Semuliki, North Kivu, was attacked by “suspected ADF elements”. The ADF was blamed for an ambush on UN peacekeepers in eastern DR Congo in October, which killed two peacekeepers and wounded 12.

Source: The Express Tribune December 09, 2017 05:48 UTC