After 25 years of presence, the UN force in DR Congo begins its withdrawal. The departure of the Blue Helmets was recorded in December by the United Nations Security Council.
The withdrawal of MONUSCO from the eastern provinces, plagued by chronic armed violence for 30 years, has begun while North Kivu is experiencing a peak of crisis since the resurgence, at the end of 2021, of the M23 rebellion (" March 23 Movement") which, supported by Rwanda, seized large swaths of territory.