New York Times
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and JOSH KRON
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations will begin withdrawing peacekeeping troops from Congo by June to hand control of the country’s security back to the Congolese, officials with the United Nations mission to Congo said Thursday.
The officials said they would still keep thousands of troops in Congo’s troubled east, where a toxic mix of armed groups continue to brutalize the population. But the peacekeepers will soon pull out of the more stable areas in the central part of the country.
Pressure has been building for months for the United Nations to find an exit strategy, with President Joseph Kabila eager to solidify his control before elections next year.
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