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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