New head of UN peacekeeping force in DR Congo visits rebel-held Goma

The newly appointed head of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO, arrived in the rebel-held city of Goma on Friday.

In his first tour of the east of the country, James Swan will meet with leaders of the Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 rebellion which holds large swathes of the region.

He said the UN has welcomed “progress” over an agreement on “humanitarian access and judicial protection”.

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