UN chief Antonio Guterres started a three-day tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday, expressing
The UN secretary general first visited Goma, the capital of North Kivu province which is trying to roll back an epidemic of Ebola that has claimed more than 2,000 lives in a year.The two did not shake hands, in line with health protocols aimed at curbing the spread of the highly infectious and very often fatal disease.
A total of 130 militias and armed groups roam the North and South Kivu provinces of DR Congo, a vast country the size of western continental Europe. He added he had heard moving testimony from people living in the bush under the illusion that by being in an armed group they could have a better life. The reality, he insisted, was that meant “a tragic life, a life without a future.”
Containment efforts have been hindered by the conflict in the country’s east, as well as attacks on health workers tackling Ebola. Ilunga has been questioned as part of an inquiry into the misuse of Ebola funds. Shortly before he stepped down, the minister was replaced by President Felix Tshisekedi as the head of the country’s Ebola response team.Apart from Ebola, Beni has been reeling under militia attacks since October 2014 with civilians and farmers bearing the brunt of the violence.
The country’s armed forces Saturday put at 1,662 the number of soldiers killed since 2014 fighting the ADF in and around Beni.Under the terms of its latest mandate spanning April to December this year, the UN has closed bases in the DR Congo, reviewed its intervention strategy and cut civilian staff by 764 since the beginning of July.
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