Two men thought to have killed three Indian peacekeepers during a rebel attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday have been arrested. The army says that one of the men has "admitted to everything".
Three Indian UN peacekeepers stationed in Kirumba (pictured), in eastern Democratic of Republic of Congo, were killed when some 50 unidentified attackers overran their base, MONUSCO said Wednesday.
At least 46 people have been killed and hundreds more have been displaced by a landslide on the slopes of Nyrangongo volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to UN peacekeeping forces in the region.
The Democratic Republic of Congo: a country at war for nearly 15 years and home to the largest and most expensive peace-keeping mission in the world: MONUC. UN Security Council ambassadors are assessing their role in the country as its current mandate comes to an end in May. A particularly significant assessment, since the Congolese government is in fact demanding the departure of MONUC...