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Saturday, May 24, 2025. It is a little past 11 a.m., under the scorching sun, in the Tsere community in the Ituri province. Samuel, in his thirties, watches with a discreet smile the lush enclosure where about twenty cows are grazing.
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Samuel, now an ex-combatant, claims to have convinced a dozen young people to lay down their arms, return to civilian life and move towards a better life.
During the workshop, participants deepened their knowledge of children's rights, human rights, gender and national and international legal protection mechanisms.
The peacekeepers carry out day and night patrols alongside the FARDC to guarantee the safety of displaced people.
A four-storey building under construction collapsed in Bunia on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at around 2 p.m., near the provincial governorate.
MONUSCO's mandate includes strengthening public institutions, supporting the judicial system, combating impunity and consolidating the rule of law.
The recently reopened Dzudda market had been closed since 2022 due to inter-community violence between Hema and Lendu.
For several years now, Congolese soldiers have regularly taken part in MONUSCO training courses on combat tactics, explosive ordnance disposal and civilian protection.
The aim of this project is to replace weapons with farming tools, with the emphasis on profitable cultivation.
MONUSCO facilitators also presented community protection tools such as the Community Alert Network (CAN) and Local Protection Committees (LPC).
