Congolese President Joseph Kabila is calling for the departure of United Nations peacekeepers from the country by September 2011 to allow Congo to “fly with its own wings,” The Associated Press reports. However, an internal U.N. report states that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is not yet signing off a fixed date for the troops’ withdrawal. Ban did recommend that the troops start withdrawing, starting with 2,000 troops, by June 2010.
Printing articles to share with others is a breach of our terms and conditions and copyright policy. Please use the sharing options on the left side of the article. Devex Pro members may share up to 10 articles per month using the Pro share tool ( ).
About the author
Ivy Mungcal
As former senior staff writer, Ivy Mungcal contributed to several Devex publications. Her focus is on breaking news, and in particular on global aid reform and trends in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Before joining Devex in 2009, Ivy produced specialized content for U.S. and U.K.-based business websites.
