By RFIPosted on 30-11-2019Modified on 30-11-2019 at 17:22
United Nations Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix arrived in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on 30 November, shot dead by replenishment killings attributed to Ugandan rebels of the ADF.
UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix is conducting a marathon visit to peacekeeping operations in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
After the traditional briefing with the local team of Monusco, the local UN mission, he went directly to visit the base of the UN mission, which was attacked, looted and destroyed by angry protesters on 25 November . Another attack took place around Oicha on November 29th.
Jean-Pierre @Lacroix_UN: "The government and #MONUSCO have reaffirmed their determination to work together. Do not be fooled by enemies. The enemies are the ones who kill and prevent the response teams from protecting against Ebola. "#RDC pic.twitter.com/vXL95upW3P
MONUSCO (@MONUSCO) November 30, 2019Jean-Pierre Lacroix then met with the local authorities and the security and humanitarian services before flying to Biakato, about sixty kilometers from Beni, where three members of the Ebola response team were killed by the armed groups. Mai-Mai.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix will then go to Goma in the evening. Sunday morning, he will have exchanges with the governor of the province before returning to Kinshasa, the capital. Exchanges with the Congolese authorities are on the agenda, about three weeks after the renewal of Monusco's mandate.
New attacks on Kukutama and Aveï
Jean-Pierre Lacroix's visit to North Kivu comes in the aftermath of new armed attacks against the villages of Kukutama and Aveï in the Beni territory. According to local civil society quoting residents, at least 13 civilians were killed.
Research continues as the violence attributed by civil society to Ugandan rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) has led to population displacements, mainly to Oicha. The same rebels are singled out for the attack that killed 27 people at the start of the week, this time in Malaki.
Two people, a man and a woman, were lynched to death by the crowd today in Beni, according to AFP. Ammunition was found in the luggage of the two lynched people, who were dressed in plain clothes. The crowd of dozens of people accused them of being members of the armed group ADF.
The provincial security committee of the province of North Kivu also lifted yesterday the curfew introduced four days earlier, a measure that the population considered " untimely ", according to some sources.
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