{The Congolese government on Saturday denounced as an "outright lie" claims in a UN confidential report its soldiers and police have been equipped with pistols from North Korea in violation of international sanctions.} KINSHASA: The Congolese government on Saturday (May 14) denounced as an "outright lie" claims in a UN confidential report its soldiers and […]

{United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has proposed sending between 20 and 3,000 police to Burundi, where political violence has been simmering for a year, but warned that the government signalled it would only accept 20 unarmed experts.} In a report, seen by Reuters on Monday, Ban outlined three possible options for a police deployment to […]

{The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo said late on Friday that it has received allegations of sexual abuse against Tanzanian peacekeepers based in Congo's northeast, the latest in a series of such accusations against U.N. forces.} The mission said in a statement that it received the allegations against members of its Force […]

{Soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo's army have taken part in at least three deadly attacks on civilians and turned a blind eye to other assaults carried out by rebels, a former U.N. investigator said in a report released on Friday.} Spokesmen for Congo's government and army did not immediately respond to requests for comment […]