peacekeeper

KINSHASA: A Pakistani UN peacekeeper was killed by “members of an armed group” in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, a United Nations spokesperson said. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres “condemns the killing of a peacekeeper from Pakistan… following an ambush” in the troubled eastern province of South Kivu, a UN spokesperson said. He reaffirmed the UN’s willingness to continue to address the country’s security challenges, despite tensions with the government. On Friday Congolese President Joseph…