Africa
UN chief vows continued support for DR Congo army
7 years agoSoldiers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) celebrate next to a commanding officer in Matombo, 35km north of Beni, North Kivu, on January 13, 2018, during the Operation Sokola 1. The Congolese army on January 13, 2018 announced a new operation against armed groups, notably the ADF Ugandan Islamist rebels suspected of murdering 14 UN peacekeepers last month. Army vehicles transported some 300 troops to the operation's headquarters near Beni in the restive eastern province of North Kivu. / AFP PHOTO / Alain WANDIMOYI
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday vowed continued support for the Democratic Republic of Congo, grappling with the double scourge of militia violence and an Ebola epidemic.