Monusco withdrawal from DRC begins, transfers Kamanyola base

Monusco

United Nations peacekeeping troops patrol the streets in armoured personnel carriers in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa. 

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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), known as Monusco, initiated its withdrawal from the country after 25 years by transferring the base of Kamanyola in the country's far east to Congolese authorities on Wednesday.

Established in 2005, the Kamanyola base was tasked with protecting civilians and maintaining security in the Eastern South Kivu Province.