UN peacekeeping mission starts withdrawal from DR Congo

STORY: UN peacekeeping mission starts withdrawal from DR Congo SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the joint press conference held in Kinshasa 2. SOUNDBITE (French): BINTOU KEITA, UN envoy in the DRC and head of MONUSCO 3. various of a refugee camp (file) STORYLINE: UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), commonly known as MONUSCO, has started withdrawal, said Christophe Lutundula, DRC deputy prime minister and foreign Minister. MONUSCO's disengagement will take place in three phases, starting with a complete withdrawal of the military and police components of MONUSCO from the eastern province of South Kivu by April 30, according to a statement issued on Saturday after the joint press conference held by Lutundula and Bintou Keita, UN envoy in the DRC and head of the UN peacekeeping mission. The second and third phases of the mission's drawdown provide for withdrawal from North Ki

DR Congo commends progress made during president's visit to China

STORY: DR Congo commends progress made during president's visit to China DATELINE: June 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference in Kinshasa, DR Congo 2. various of street views of Kinshasa STORYLINE: The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) expressed late Monday satisfaction with the progress made during the recent state visit of President Felix Tshisekedi to China in late May. During a joint press briefing, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya and Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Christophe Lutundula, accompanied by Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi, shed light on the importance of this trip deemed "historic" by Kinshasa. "Many things were done on the sidelines of this visit, in particular the signing of several memoranda between the two countries," Patrick Muyaya said. During the visit from May 24 to 29, the two countries announced the elevation of the bilateral relationship from a strategi

CHINA-BEIJING-QIN GANG-DRC VICE PM-MEETING (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-QIN GANG-DRC VICE PM-MEETING (CN)

(230522) -- BEIJING, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang meets with Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Christophe Lutundula in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)