UN warns of escalating insecurity in DR Congo

UN Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Bintou Keita reported “Political tensions around calls to revise the Constitution, and the continued and escalating insecurity in North Kivu and Ituri, especially related to the activity of ADF, M23, CODECO and Zaïre.”

Addressing the Security Council today (9 Dec) Keita said, “The M23, a non-signatory of the ceasefire agreement, has consolidated its civilian…