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MONUSCO organizes a weekly press conference every Wednesday that serves as a communication space for the Mission and all UN agencies in DR Congo. The press conference is broadcast live on Radio Okapi and on MONUSCO's web platforms.
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Ndeye Khady Lo - Tel: +243 997068227
Media Relations:
Adele Lukoki - Tel: +243 81 89 077 06
Fight against disinformation: in Beni, a MONUSCO project relaunches the FARDC Radio
Jean-Tobie Okala Silenced for more than three years due to technical failures and lack of resources, the Radio of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), a strategic communication tool in the Greater North of North Kivu, is being restored to service. This operation is taking…
Ituri: MONUSCO and its partners want to strengthen the fight against impunity for serious crimes
Jean-Tobie OKALA On December 18 and 19, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organized a workshop in Bunia aimed at strengthening the consultation framework for…
Ituri: After weeks of tensions, authorities and MONUSCO facilitate dialogue between communities in Djugu
Jean-Tobie OKALA Residents of the Djugu territory are beginning to return to their villages. This is the result of operations conducted by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) against the CRP militia, an armed group recently active in the area, and an awareness campaign…
Ituri: civilians find refuge in MONUSCO base after fighting between soldiers and militiamen
Jean-Tobie Okala Twenty-eight civilians, including nine children and seven women, found refuge on Thursday, December 25 in the MONUSCO military base in Bayoo, approximately 95 kilometers from Bunia, in Ituri. These people were fleeing violence following clashes between the Armed Forces of the DRC…
MONUSCO launches water supply project in Beni
Jean-Tobie Okala Christmas came early for residents of the Sayo neighborhood located in the northwest of the city of Beni, in North Kivu. The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) launched construction work on Wednesday for a drinking water supply network. This…
Moroccan Blue Helmets Provide Free Medical Care to Detainees in Bunia
Jean-Tobie Okala This Monday, December 29, 2025, Moroccan blue helmets from MONUSCO organized a medical campaign for detainees at the central prison of Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri. One hundred forty-eight prisoners, including twenty women and eight minors, received free consultations and…
Ituri: MONUSCO launches new specialized training for FARDC
Jean-Tobie Okala One hundred and twenty soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) havebeen participating since September 29 in Bunia in new specialized training organized by MONUSCO. The session takes place at the Ndoromo military camp, located three kilometers from…
Gina, Ituri: Over 2,500 civilians seek refuge near MONUSCO base after heavy gunfire
Jean-Tobie Okala More than 2,500 civilians, including approximately 1,200 women and 500 children, sought refuge near the MONUSCO base in Gina, a locality about 40 kilometers northeast of Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri. They fled heavy gunfire heard shortly before nightfall and continuing…
North Kivu: MONUSCO supports the establishment of a new office for social and gender services in Oicha
Jean-Tobie Okala The offices of Gender, Family and Children Affairs, Social Affairs and Youth Coordination now have a new functional headquarters in Oicha, the chief town of Beni Territory, in North Kivu. This project, funded by MONUSCO through its Quick Impact Projects (QIPs), contributes to…
Ituri: Hema and Lendu communities rebuild trust through women-led mediation
Jean-Tobie Okala After several years of intercommunal tensions, members of the Hema and Lendu communities in four groupings of Djugu territory are once again living in an atmosphere of calm. Through a locally driven dialogue initiative supported by MONUSCO, the two communities are gradually…
Olukemi Ibikunle: Trailblazer for prison reform and peace in the DRC
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Olukemi Ibikunle, a Nigerian corrections officer serving with MONUSCO, is helping transform prisons into places that uphold dignity and foster peace. Combining her experience in corrections management and engineering, she works to create facilities that are…
Ituri : 120 FARDC soldiers trained with MONUSCO support to enhance civilian protection
Didier Vignon Dossou-Gbakon Bunia, 10 October 2025 – After two weeks of intensive exercises, 120 members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) completed, on Friday 10 October 2025, a specialized training course conducted by the MONUSCO Force in Bunia. The training, led…