UN peacekeepers begin long process of leaving DR Congo after 25 years

UN peacekeepers have begun withdrawing from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's foreign minister announced on Saturday, 25 years after their mission began. The operation is due to be completed by the end of the year. Speaking alongside leaders of the UN's Monusco peacekeeping force, Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula told a press conference they would work for an "exemplary" withdrawal.Monusco today fields 13,500 soldiers and 2,000 police, most of them from countries in Asia and A