Upon completion of the second phase of the training, the eight military personnel successfully obtained their EOD Level 2 certification.
In Mambasa, Ituri province, youth leaders are calling for the creation of a “brigade to fight disinformation” to curb the spread of rumors and contribute to peacebuilding efforts. “It is very important to fight disinformation, because it harms and can undermine any mission,” said Hemedi Omba, President of the Mambasa Territorial Youth Council. Located over 174 km west of Bunia, Mambasa has been facing persistent insecurity for several years…
From 22 to 26 June 2026, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), through its Justice Support Section, organized a five-day training session in Benifor six magistrates and judicial police officers. The initiative aimed to strengthen their skills in the identification, extraction and preservation of electronic evidence. This activity forms part of MONUSCO’s ongoing efforts to support…
“ We need MONUSCO to restore security to our territory,” stated unequivocally Mungeni Yuma, coordinator of Civil Society/Forces Vives in the Mambasa territory, located 174 kilometers west of Bunia in Ituri Province. For this key civil society leader, the presence of peacekeepers from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) remains essential in supporting the Congolese defense and…
A few days after taking office, the Military Governor of Ituri Province, Major General Gaby Kasongo Mulumba Batoka, visited 25 June 2026 MONUSCO's military facilities at Ndoromo Camp in Bunia. He was accompanied by the Head of MONUSCO Office in Ituri, Josiah Obat, and the Commander of the MONUSCO Force North Sector, Major General Saiful Alam Bhuiyan. The visit began at the Joint Operations Centre MONUSCO-FARDC, where the Governor was briefed on…
These key actors have laid the groundwork for a paradigm shift:no longer just sitting at the table, but shaping the decisions made around it
Two fires broke out on Monday, 22 June, in the Les Volcans and Himbi neighborhoods of Goma, North Kivu. The first fire occurred around midday on Lin Lusi Street in the Les Volcans neighborhood. According to initial reports, three children trapped inside a burning building were rescued just in time thanks to the intervention of MONUSCO’s firefighting teams and the Municipal Civil Protection services. The fire is believed to have been caused by an…
A Moroccan Air Force C-130H aircraft landed at Bunia Airport on Monday, 22 June 2026, carrying a significant shipment of medical and logistical supplies intended to strengthen MONUSCO’s capacity to respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Ituri Province. Weighing more than nine tons, this first shipment includes medicines, pharmaceutical products, personal protective equipment (PPE), as well as a wide range of medical, biomedical…
Around twenty healthcare professionals from MONUSCO and the Mission’s military contingents took part in a training session held on 16 and 17 June in Goma on infection prevention and control, the proper donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE), and decontamination procedures, in the context of the resurgence of Ebola Virus Disease affecting North Kivu and Ituri. Organized by MONUSCO’s Infection Prevention and Control and Epidemic…
The MONUSCO, through its Disarmament, Demobilization, Reintegration and Stabilization (DDRS) Section, in support of the Disarmament, Demobilization, Community Recovery and Stabilization Programme (PDDRCS), on Friday 12 June 2026 handed over and launched several socio-economic reintegration projects in the localities of Balingina, Sota and Tsere, in Irumu Territory. Funded to the tune of USD 447,000.00 and implemented by the NGOs Association des…