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The UN Security Council has unanimously renewed the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo for one year.
The resolution drafted by France will see the 16,000-strong force continue protecting civilians and supporting the stabilization of DRC's state institutions until December 2020.
The mandate has been renewed just weeks after Congolese in the eastern town of Beni demanded the withdrawal of the force for reportedly failing to protect them from rebels.
Chris Ocamringa has that report
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