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Downtown Kinshasa: EU soldiers are backing up a larger UN force in trying to keep the vote violence-free (Photo: Wikipedia)

Congo drone crash compounds EU soldiers' image problem

The EU peacekeeping mission in Congo - EUFOR - suffered a second setback over the weekend, after a Belgian drone crashed in Kinshasa injuring five. But the country's historic elections saw polls close on Sunday without major outbreaks of violence so far.

The robot plane hit a house during its maiden flight on Friday (28 July) leaving five people suffering burns, with a statement from the 2,200-strong EU force saying "This drone flying over Kinshasa for a first technical flight is inten...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Downtown Kinshasa: EU soldiers are backing up a larger UN force in trying to keep the vote violence-free (Photo: Wikipedia)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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