How MONUSCO Reports Violence in Eastern DRC: Challenges and Criticisms

James Swan, new MONUSCO head, appointed March 2026

MONUSCO, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been systematically misrepresenting the nature and scale of violence against Banyamulenge civilians in South Kivu. The analysis reveals a pattern in which UN reports downplay or misrepresent attacks on this minority community, complicating further how violence is understood.Read the rest “How MONUSCO Reports Violence in Eastern DRC: Challenges and Criticisms”

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