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UN demands Rwanda leave Congo, extends peacekeeping mission

Representatives vote on a draft resolution during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York, US on July 29, 2025.

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By  Reuters

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The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned an offensive by M23 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, demanded Rwanda stop supporting the rebels and withdraw its troops, and renewed the mandate for UN peacekeepers.

The 15-member council, in an unanimously-adopted resolution, also demanded that Congolese troops stop supporting groups such as the FDLR and that DRC fulfil its commitment to "neutralise the group."

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