Congo says may need UN peacekeepers to stay to deter Rwanda

Congo has said it will not require the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from its North Kivu province due to the presence of Rwandan forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.

Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner said that the situation in the east of the country was not conducive for a troop pullout.

A U.N. report said this week 3,000-4,000 Rwandan troops were fighting the Congolese army and overseeing rebel operations.

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