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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Mission On 'High Alert'
 [ALLAFRICA] The United Nations...the Oyster Bay money pit... stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo aka Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material... (DRC) is on "high alert" following early morning festivities between Congolese Government forces and M23 rebels in the vast country's restive eastern region. UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky said that the mission - known by the acronym MONUSCO - reported that early today, the Congolese army (FARDC) and M23 exchanged mortar and machine gun fire near Kibumba, around 15 km north of the flashpoint city of Goma. The UN mission reported that, "approximately 5,000 civilians from Kibumba crossed the border into Rwanda this morning." As the fighting continues, MONUSCO continues to closely monitor the situation, the UN front man added. The Mission is carrying out aerial reconnaissance of the area and has also asked that the Extended Joint Verification Mechanism investigates reports of a shell landing in Kageyo, Rwanda, he said. Posted by: Fred 2013-10-27 |
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