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Congo blames rebels for U.N. peacekeeper death as insecurity spurs protests

Congolese demonstrators attend a protest against the East African Community (EAC), which set up a regional military force last year to end rebel-driven unrest, in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Djaffar Sabiti

Congo's government on Monday blamed M23 rebels for an attack on a helicopter that killed a United Nations peacekeeper, as hundreds in the eastern city of Goma demonstrated over spiralling insecurity in the region.

Militia violence has racked Democratic Republic of Congo's vast mineral-rich east for two decades despite local and regional military interventions and U.N. peacekeeping efforts.

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