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Added on the 02/02/2022 14:21:35 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images of the Italian embassy in Kinshasa after Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed when a UN convoy came under attack in the country's troubled east. IMAGES
The UN force in Democratic Republic of Congo pays tribute to troops who were killed last week, in the peacekeepers' biggest single loss in nearly a quarter of a century. IMAGES
Is the former police chief of the DRC behind the assassination of a human rights activist? In an exclusive interview, we hear from one former policeman who says that's the case. Authorities deny the allegation. Next, upping security in Ivory Coast has been a priority for months now, but recent violence in the capital shows there is still a long way to go. Finally, we take a look at Senegalese director Moussa Touré’s latest film, "The Pirogue".
Official funerals are being held in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, for the victims of the bombing of a camp for displaced persons on May 3, a "war crime" according to the Congolese government, which is calling for sanctions against Rwanda. IMAGES
The United Nations begins withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo by handing over a first UN base to the national police. During an official ceremony at the Kamanyola base, close to the Rwandan and Burundian borders, the flags of the United Nations and Pakistan, the countries of origin of the peacekeepers in charge, were replaced by those of the DRC. IMAGES