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Cobra Matata, leader of the Force de Résistance Patriotique de l'Ituri (FRPI), arrives handcuffed in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on 5 January 2015, after being arrested during a joint operation by UN troops and the Congolese army (FARDC). Photo: Radio Okapi

UN MISSION CHIEF APPLAUDS JOINT OPERATIONS AGAINST ARMED GROUPS IN EASTERN DR CONGO

A joint operation by United Nations troops and the Congolese army (FARDC) took control of the main bases used by an armed group actively threatening security and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's long-troubled eastern region. Read more


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