DRC extends martial law in North Kivu and Ituri for 15 days
Justice minister says the move allows the government to deal with fallout from a volcanic eruption as well as security
03 June 2021 - 23:16
Kinshasa — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) legislators voted on Thursday to extend martial law in the restive east of the country for 15 days, a month after they replaced civilian authorities with military administrations in North Kivu and Ituri provinces.
Violence has been endemic in the DRC’s mineral-rich eastern regions since the official end of the civil war in 2003, but insecurity has soared in the past two years...
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