Niger diplomat to head UN mission in DR Congo

United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed the current chief of the AU mission in Somalia to head the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN official said Thursday.
Maman Sambo Sidikou takes over as UN envoy to the DR Congo and head of the 22,000-strong MONUSCO force, amid growing tensions in the country (AFP Photo/Alain Wandimoyi)
Maman Sambo Sidikou takes over as UN envoy to the DR Congo and head of the 22,000-strong MONUSCO force, amid growing tensions in the country (AFP Photo/Alain Wandimoyi)
Times Reporter