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EU Congo mission gets green light from UN

The UN Security Council on Tuesday (25 April) approved an EU military mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo to secure elections in the violence-stricken country due in June.

The unanimous approval by the top UN body comes after the UN in January asked the EU to "make available a deterrent force during the electoral process."

Since then, the bloc has been struggling to hammer out a plan for a Congo security force of up to 1,450 troops from at least ten EU countries.

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