Peacekeepers won’t leave DRC in December, says UN official

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 Congo, Monusco, will not exit the country by December 2024.

UN Undersecretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who visited the Congo this weekend, said that December 31, 2024, which was supposed to be the date for the total withdrawal of Monusco troops, has never formally been agreed on by all the parties.