The governor of Kasai Central province, Alexis Nkande Myopompa, said investigations were under way. The UN peacekeeping mission in Congo said its movements have been restricted by security forces in Kananga, the provincial capital of Kasai Central. They were looking into recent large-scale violence and alleged human rights violations by the Congolese army and local militia groups. She called on the UN Human Rights Council to establish a commission of inquiry into abuses there. But Kasai Central, where the UN experts were abducted, represents a new expansion of tensions.

Source: The Guardian March 26, 2017 00:56 UTC