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DR Congo police fend for themselves after peacekeepers quit UN base
The first phase of what the Democratic Republic of Congo's government said would be an "ordered, responsible and lasting" withdrawal" by MONUSCO forces was due to be completed by April 30.
Two Congolese police officers sit in a former Monusco (UN peacekeeping mission in DRC) military base in Kamanyola, South Kivu, in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 27, 2024. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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Doors and locks smashed, power equipment stolen, no fuel, no food, water or electricity ... welcome to what's left of a UN base handed over to